Sensitization programme held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 20 2015 :
RCI-NEZCC, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Manipur in association with Spastic Society of Manipur conducted a one-day in service training and sensitization programme for district level officers of Stakeholders Department on disability and rights issue today at Press Club, Majorkhul.
IFS, OSD, Department of Social Welfare SS Chhabra, RCI-NEZCC chairperson Laishram Tokendra Ricky and NIEPMD Chennai Karthikeyan were the presidium members of the sensitization programme.
Resource persons Nabakishore Singh, IAS, Joint Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Laishram Sushma Rajput, Director, Spastic Society of Manipur, Dhaneshore Singh, rehabilitation psychologist, Department of Social Welfare, GMO and Karthikeyan, NIEPMD, Chennai spoke on 'legislation for persons with disability', 'disability and rehabilitation', 'benefits and schemes for persons with disabilities' and 'mental health issues in children' respectively.
A total of 40 district level officers including social welfare officers, DSOs, CPOs, CDPOs and supervisors were present at the sensitization programme held here today.