ATDUM angst
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, May 30 2014 :
Lip service by a minister has irked the Manipur tribal physically challenged persons' ossociation.
All Tribal Disabled Union, Manipur (ATDUM) said that Manipur Social Welfare Minister AK.
Mirabai gave a commitment (statement) on the floor of State sssembly to the effect that a full time "Disability Commissioner" would be deputed/appointed within three months as reported in the local news papers on July 12, 2012."But the Minister has failed to keep her words till date," ATDUM rued.
IT said the minister's tall talks without any follow up action as if the physically challenged persons 'cannot react'.
ATDUM said befooling the physically challenged persons is seriously viewed by the Union.
ATDUM then said, in the recent past, schemes meant for physically challenged persons were being implemented satisfactorily but these days there are gross irregularities in implementing those schemes, such as Financial Assistance (FA) for physically challenged persons, Unemployment Allow- ance, Scholarship, IGNDPS and OAP.