Special camp for persons with disabilities in Coimbatore on September 1
The Coimbatore district administration is organizing a special camp for persons with disabilities on September 1 at Podanur. The event will facilitate UDID card registration, medical assessments, and applications for various welfare schemes and assistive devices.
Why it matters
This initiative improves accessibility to government welfare services for marginalized populations in the region.
A special camp for persons with disabilities from Coimbatore North taluk will be held at Fathima Gani Kalyana Mandapam, Podanur, on September 1, the district administration has said.
The camp, organised by the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons along with various other departments, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Medical assessment for Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards, registration and renewal of cards, and selection of beneficiaries for free surgeries will be undertaken at the camp.
Applications will also be received for welfare schemes, including educational and maintenance assistance, bank loans, assistive devices, artificial limbs and bus passes. Aadhaar enrolment and corrections, and changes in names and addresses in family cards, will also be undertaken.
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