Koppula assures 5 per cent reservation for specially-abled in all schemes

Minister distributed scooties and battery-operated cycles to 244 specially-abled persons in a programme held in the Agriculture market yard here on Saturday

Peddapalli: Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar assured to provide five percent reservation to physically challenged persons in all government schemes.

He distributed scooties and battery-operated cycles to 244 specially-abled persons in a programme held in the Agriculture market yard here on Saturday. Rs 1.52 crore worth instruments were distributed to disabled persons.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the State government was committed to the welfare of disabled persons and implementing various welfare schemes. He pointed out that in united Andhra Pradesh, specially-abled persons used to get only Rs 500 pension. “However, the amount has been enhanced to Rs 3,016 after formation of Telangana state. A total of five lakh people are getting the benefit,” he said.

Eshwar said the Telangana government was supplying modern equipment. Plans have also been prepared to distribute scooties, laptops to students, 4G smart phones, battery wheelchairs, artificial limbs, and calipers among others to aid the differently abled persons.

Zilla Parishad chairman Putta Madhukar, MLC Naradasu Laxman Rao, MLA Dasari Manohar Reddy and others participated in the programme.

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