State Platform of Disable People instituted
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 22 2013:
Under the motto "Rising, Shining to Stand United", the State Platform of Disable People's Organisation, an apex body of all the organizations of differently abled persons of the State, was formed during a meeting at Manipur Press Club here today.
The decision to form an apex body of all organizations of differently abled persons of the State was earlier decided in a meeting conducted on April 24 last.
Accordingly, a meeting of the different organizations of the differently abled persons was again conducted today to officially institute the State Platform of Disable People's Organisation, and appoint the office bearers.
Jashobanta Sapam, Chungmei Ragui, Hingba Aloysis, Sumita and Namboiching Zou were respectively appointed as President, Vice President, General Secretary, Finance Secretary and Joint Secretary of the organization.
Addressing media persons at Manipur Press Club today, Jashobanta Sapam stated that differently abled persons are looked down and discriminated in the society.
This attitude of the society has made them to remain in a backward state.
To overcome all these barriers and help the differently abled persons to come up independently, the State Platform of Disable People's Organisation has been formed.
The organization is targeting to launch a movement to highlight the various problems being faced by differently abled persons in the State, he added.