Addressing the people Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that several steps have been taken by the State Government to provide every possible help to the PWDs. He said that apart from increasing the budget for the welfare of PWDs, the government has also distributed artificial aids worth Rs. 8 crore to PWDs in the last eight years. In addition, Rs 44 crore has also been made available to various NGOs, shared CM Manohar Lal.
He further informed that the present government is also bearing all the expenses of 15 centres being run by the Red Cross for PWDs. The government has also run 45 Bal Ashram, in which provision has been made for the education of orphans till the age of 18 years. Not only this, the state is also bearing the entire academic expenditure and other expenses of the children in the age group of 18 to 25 years, shared CM Khattar. He said that under the Harihar Yojana, the government has made provision for offering jobs in Group C and D for orphan youth and the government also pays house and marriage expenses of such children.
The Chief Minister lauded the Bharat Vikas Parishad and Jain community for making pivotal contributions to the upliftment of PWDs and bringing them into the mainstream. CM Manohar Lal said Nirogi Haryana Yojana is being implemented for families having income less than Rs. 1.80 lakh.
