Minister for Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, Subhash Phal Dessai briefed media regarding the upcoming initiative of holding Assessment Camps in all talukas from 20th May, 2025 to 2nd June, 2025 from 10.00 am to 5.00pm.
The motive behind the camps is to identify probable Divyangjans for distribution of aids and appliances free of cost under ADIP Scheme.
Addressing the press at Seminar Hall, Secretariat, Porvorim; the Minister stated that the camps will be organised by Department for Empowerment of Person with Disabilities, Office of State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation, Govt. of Goa in association with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) which is an undertaking of Department for Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of India under the Swayampurna Goa 2.0.
State Commissioner for Person with Disabilities, Guruprasad Pawaskar, Secretary, State Commissioner for Person with Disabilities, Taha Haaziq, Director, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Goa, Varsha Naik, Director, Planning, Statistics & Evaluation Vijay B. Saxena & others were also present.