Manipur Government has announced Rs 500 Monthly Allowance for Persons with 60%-80% disability (PWDs) from October, 2022 in celebration to Prime Minister’s 72th birthday on Saturday.
This was announced by Chief Minister N. Biden Singh during a “Free distribution camp of aids and assistive devices to Divyangjan” at Ningobam village in Imphal West district, Manipur.
CM Biren Singh said that following adequate medical verification and identification by Social Welfare, PWDs with a disability of 60–80% would begin receiving a Rs 500 monthly allowance from the beginning of the next month, in keeping with the Prime Minister’s aim of helping the poor and downtrodden.
During the event, PwDs who qualify for the AIDP programme received a variety of aids and assistive devices, including tricycles, wheelchairs, teaching and learning materials, etc.
It may be mentioned that the “Chief Minister gi Sotharabasingi Tengbang” scheme launched in December 2017 already provides Rs 1,500 per month to persons with a disability of 80% or more.
