DW BUREAU / Chandigarh The Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Chandigarh Administration has organized a three-day camp from 2nd to 4th December, 2020 for "Distribution of Aids and Appliances to Divyangjans" (under ADIP Scheme) in association with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) at Bal Bhawan, Sector 23, Chandigarh in order to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The focus was on the theme of i.e. "building back better: towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 world by, for and with persons with disabilities. The three-day Distribution Camp was virtually inaugurated by the Chief Guest, V. P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab & Administrator U.T., Chandigarh, from Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh. The Administrator of U.T., Chandigarh, envisioned that the distribution of rehabilitative aids will ameliorate the lifestyle of Divyangjans and would open opportunities at their workplace. In his inaugural address, the Administrator of U.T., Chandigarh announced that 591 Aids and Appliances including artificial limbs, motorized tri-cycles, wheelchairs, smart canes, smart phones, daisy players, Braille kits etc. will be distributed free of cost to 328 beneficiaries having multiple disabilities. The occasion was also virtually attended by Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh, from Raj Bhawan. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner; Yashpal Garg, Secretary Social Welfare, Women and Child Development; Jaswinder Kaur, Managing Director, CITCO; Rupesh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner; Navjot Kaur, Director Social Welfare, Women and Child Development; and other officials of line departments of Chandigarh Administration were present on the occasion of Distribution of Aids and Appliances to Divyangjans at Bal Bhawan, Sector 23, Chandigarh. The three-day Distribution Camp was organised in accordance to the SOP/Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India amid Covid19 pandemic. Accordingly, 328 beneficiaries were systematically divided into small batches of approximately 40 beneficiaries each for collecting the allocated aids and appliances from Bal Bhawan, Sector 23, Chandigarh. On the first day of the camp i.e. December 2,2020, Aids and Appliances were distributed to 100 plus beneficiaries. (editor@dailyworld.in)