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In Tuensang, Nagaland gets its second DDRC

Published on Mar 8, 2024

By EMN

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A Zibenthung Kithan speaking at the launching programme of the District Disability Rehabilitation Centre, Tuensang, on Thursday.

DIMAPUR — Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendar Kumar, on Thursday virtually inaugurated 35 district disability rehabilitation centres (DDRCs) across the country, with one in Tuensang—marking it only the second in the state after Dimapur.

At the district level, the deputy commissioner (DC) of Tuensang, A Zibenthung Kithan, launched the DDRC at the conference hall of the District Hospital Tuensang.

According to a DIPR report, speaking during the programme, the DC said that the centre would facilitate services such as the identification of persons with disabilities, awareness generation, early detection, and intervention for people with disabilities in the district.

Other highlights of the event included a keynote address by Dr. Senilo Magh, DDRO of DDRC Tuensang.

The new DDRCs comprise 13 in Madhya Pradesh, seven in Andhra Pradesh, six in Odisha, four in Tripura, two in Maharashtra, and one each in Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur.