Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 26: Member Parliament (Rajyasabha) Shamsher Singh Manhas & former Minister & MLA Marh Sukhnandan Choudhary today distributed eight scooties to the differently abled persons of the Constituency through Department of Social Welfare from MPLAD fund.
Addressing the gathering Shamsher Singh Manhas asked people to take maximum benefit of Central as well as State Government schemes launched from time to time. He said that people of Marh Constituency are lucky enough to have such a dedicated representative (MLA) who is always committed for the welfare of his Constituency. He asserted that apart from politics everybody should help such disabled persons on humanitarian grounds so that they don’t feel neglected in the society.
Former Minister Sukhnandan Choudhary, on the occasion ,asserted that differently abled persons are very vital part of our society with specialized set of skills gifted by the Almighty God & there is a urgent need to harness these skills from such people and also give them a secure & dignified life. He said that need of the hour is to give this realization to these people that they too have the special role in the development of the society.
He asserted that present Government at the Centre & State as well have taken various revolutionary steps and also made schemes which can provide direct benefit to the poor and marginalised.
Among others presented on the occasion were SDM Marh,CDPO Marh ,BDO Marh, district Social Welfare Officer, Supriya Kohli,Tehsildar Marh Babu Ram,SHO Kanachak State general secretary BJYM Vikas Choudhary,ex sarpanches Harjeet Singh,Omparkash , Raghubir Singh Baghru, Raj Kumar, Rajinder Moti ,Babbu Sharma and a large number of people of the area were also present.