Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated Aastha’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Persons with Disabilities at Mapusa on Tuesday.
Social Welfare Minister, Subhash Phal Dessai, Rajya Sabha MP, Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Deputy Speaker & Mapusa MLA, Joshua De Souza, Padma Shri Dr. Deepa Malik , Commissioner for State Persons with Disabilities, Guru Pawaskar were present among others.
The Chief Minister emphasised on the continual upgradation of infrastructure in general, for welfare of Persons with Disabilities in Goa. He praised the Aastha organisation for the CoE project worth Rs 15 crore. Dr Sawant reiterated the aim of opening hostels for PwDs in each district with state-grants model.
India’s first female Paralympics medalist Dr. Deepa Malik’s autobiography ‘Bring it On’ was unveiled in Goa, on the occasion.
