Assistive devices worth ₹24.48 lakh distributed to 115 persons with disabilities in Erode

Assistive devices worth ₹24.48 lakh were distributed to 115 persons with disabilities under the Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) scheme in Erode on Wednesday.
Erode MP K.E. Prakash and Collector S. Kandhasamy distributed 277 assistive devices, supplied through the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Bengaluru, at a programme held at the Collectorate.The devices included motorised tricycles, wheelchairs, toilet wheelchairs, walking aids, crutches, four-legged walking sticks, elbow crutches, hearing aids, learning-aid kits, artificial limbs and other body-support devices.The initiative was aimed at improving mobility, independence and day-to-day functioning of persons with disabilities.
District Differently Abled Welfare Officer S. Sankar Ganesh, Assistant Director of Rural Development (Training) M. Prasanth and ALIMCO Junior Manager Rishabh Mehrotra, among others, participated in the programme.