DEPwD & ALIMCO sign MoU for 2018-19

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New Delhi : Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD-Divyangjan Shashaktikaran Vibhag), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) for the Financial Year 2018-19 on May 22, 2018. It covers major developments to be achieved in this year for the Empowerment of Divyangjan of the country.

The MoU was signed by Shakuntala D. Gamlin, Secretary DEPwD, D R Sarin, CMD ALIMCO. On this occasion, Dr Prabodh Seth, Joint Secretary, DEPwD ,and Dolly Chakraborty, Joint Secretary, DEPwD, were also present.

Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is primarily mandated with the task of empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and acts as a Nodal Agency for matters pertaining to Persons with Disabilities including ensuring effecting closer coordination among different stakeholders: related Central Ministries, State/UT Governments, NGOs etc. in disability sector. The Vision of the Department is to build an all-inclusive society, in which equal opportunities are provided for the growth and development of Persons with Disabilities so that they can lead productive, safe and dignified life, according to a PIB release.

ALIMCO is a “Not For Profit” Central Public Sector Undertaking working under the administrative control of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.  For past 40 years, it has been manufacturing various types of aids and appliances on mass scale to meet the requirements of PwDs including orthopedically, visual and hearing impaired etc. Since its inception, it has been serving on an average around two lakhs of disabled population every year and has supplied around 42 lakh aids and appliances.