Education & skill development of specially-abled persons to remain focussed area if voted to power, says LS candidate Nisar Ahangar
PTK NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR – Srinagar parliamentary constituency independent candidate, Nisar Ahangar, in a statement has criticized successive governments for neglecting differently-abled persons who form a special and very important segment of our society.
According to the census-2011, J&K’s differently-abled has been stated as 5.4 percent of its total population. As on date, it is pegged at 9 percent approximately.
While addressing this section of the society, he promises focussed attention on their welfare measures by customizing special initiatives to pull them out of their miseries.
“All successive governments have ignored them. Though the central government has been devising special schemes for them at regular intervals, the authorities at the helm in Jammu & Kashmir have been showing lackadaisical attitude in extending benefits of these schemes to the specially-abled persons here,” said Ahangar in a statement issued to the press.
While elaborating on the customized welfare initiatives, Ahangar said, “I will make all-out efforts to ensure seamless education facilities for specially-abled persons in Kashmir wherein special skill development programmes will be embedded to make them employable. I will work tirelessly to ensure special education infrastructure backed by advanced technology is put in place while establishing state-of-the-art educational institutions for them in Kashmir. Besides, it will be ensured that all educational institutions keep a percentage of admission in all classes reserved for specially-abled persons with required infrastructure and professional teachers to impart education to them in a hassle free manner.”
He also promised to take-up their financial issues with the government at the centre and get their monthly pension enhanced considerably.
Meanwhile, with respect to deaf and mute segment of J&K’s differently-abled population, Ahangar said, “There is dire need of interpreters for deaf and mute segment, which has been a major barrier to their communication with their families, friends, general public and government officials. I will make efforts to bridge their communication gap through a chain of interpreters.”
