Dehradun, 26 Sep: Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, a meeting of the State Disability Advisory Council was held at the Secretariat, here, on Friday.
The Chief Minister also instructed the Social Welfare Secretary to take prompt action on suggestions received during the meeting. He emphasised that reservation provisions must be fully implemented during recruitment processes in various government services to ensure persons with disabilities receive their entitled benefits. Furthermore, the Social Welfare Department should ensure that all eligible persons receive 100% benefits under disability pensions and other social security schemes.
Dhami expected all departmental secretaries to continuously and seriously monitor issues concerning persons with disabilities, ensuring effective implementation of programs directly impacting their welfare. He stated that persons with disabilities are an integral part of society, and the government is making every effort to empower them.
Present at the meeting were MLAs Bharat Chaudhary and Savita Kapoor, along with Secretaries Sridhar Babu Addanki, Ranjit Sinha, Chandresh Kumar, V Shanmugam, Dr R Rajesh Kumar, Director, Social Welfare, Prakash Chandra, and members of the State Disability Advisory Council.
