Tripura to get Rs 20-crore Composite Regional Centre for disabled

A total of 3,226 senior citizens of Khowai and West districts will be provided over seven thousand different materials including wheelchair, hearing aid, walking stick, spectacles among others under 'Rashtriya Bayoshri Yojana' that was launched in 2017.

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Under the ADIP scheme, the government will provide assistive aids free of cost to all persons with disabilities.(Photo: Representative Image/File)

Written by: Debraj Deb

2 min readAgartalaFeb 27, 2021 10:58 AM IST First published on: Feb 27, 2021 at 10:56 AM IST

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot Friday announced to allocate Rs 20 crore for construction of Composite Regional Centre for persons with disabilties in Tripura.

“The central government has pledged to ensure safety and security of the senior citizens. The Tripura government allotted six acres of land for construction of the Composite Regional Centre. We will allocate Rs 20 crore for the construction of the building in next two months,” said Gehlot while addressing a programme held at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan in Agartala last evening.

A total of 3,226 senior citizens of Khowai and West districts will be provided over seven thousand different materials including wheelchair, hearing aid, walking stick, spectacles among others under ‘Rashtriya Bayoshri Yojana’ that was launched in 2017.

# Thaawar Chand Gehlot