Government constantly making efforts to minimise dependence of specially-abled people on others: PM Modi

Jun 20, 2022

Mysuru (Karnataka), June 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 20 laid the foundation stone for a coaching terminal at Naganahalli railway station in Mysuru. The PM also dedicated the ‘Centre of excellence for persons with communication disorders’ at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing to the nation. The PM informed that the Government is making efforts to minimize the dependence of specially-abled people on the others. “Our Government is constantly making efforts to minimize the dependence of specially-abled people on others. In our currency notes and coins, new features have been added for the convenience of the handicapped. Courses related to the education of differently-abled are also being enriched,” the PM said. “In the last 8 years, the Central Government has sanctioned about Rs 70,000 crores for 5,000 km of national highways in Karnataka. The foundation stone of national highway projects worth more than Rs 7,000 crore has been laid in Bengaluru today itself,” he added.