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The Haryana government has decided to start new professional courses for the deaf and dumb students in the Industrial Training Institutes of the state. The Industrial Training Institute of Gurgaon is being developed as a hub in which new professional courses and degree programmes will be started, said Dr Anita Sharma, Chairperson of Haryana Deaf and Dumb Welfare Samiti, while addressing the players at 8th state-level Shravan-Vani Viklang Sports Competition at Sirsa today.
As many as 250 deaf and dumb boys and girls participated in this two-day competition. She said that deaf and dumb students had been given admission in the institute at Gurgaon to impart them professional training.
Many of them had been able to get jobs in big companies after completing their training at the institute. Process has been initiated to start professional courses for these children in the Industrial Training Institutes located at the district level of the state in near future.
Dr Sharma said many schemes have been launched for the deaf and dumb students by the state government. These students have also been given jobs in government departments.
Their pension had also been doubled from Rs 300 to Rs 600. She said these children are also provided sports facilities besides educational facilities so that they can participate in the National and International events.
