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BANGALORE, JULY 22. The State Government will shortly release Rs. 25 lakh to fund the projects of the National Association for the Blind (NAB) here, the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, said here on Thursday. He was speaking after inaugurating the computer lab and hostel building for blind children on the association premises. The earlier State Government had promised Rs. 30 lakh to the organisation to help blind children, of which Rs. 5 lakh had been released. The rest of the funds would soon be released to the NAB, Mr. Singh said. The Government would give more emphasis to special programmes targeted at people with disabilities, especially those who are visually impaired. He promised that the Government would continue to extend its support to the association. P.G.R. Sindhia, Minister for Large and Medium-scale Industries, said the Government should strengthen the Directorate for Welfare of the Disabled so that more people could benefit from schemes specifically for persons with disabilities. More importance would be given by the Government for rehabilitation of the visually impaired persons, especially those in remote areas. He lauded the association's work for the cause of the visually impaired. A. Krishnappa, MLA, said people would be failing in their responsibility to society if they did not extend a helping hand to the blind persons. Saroja Ramachandra, president of NAB (Karnataka branch), said the association had plans of setting up a talking (cassette) library and a Braille library for the benefit of the visually impaired. The NAB also proposed to set up a day care centre for blind persons who also had other disabilities and a recreation centre for blind senior citizens, she said. As many as 12 representatives of various companies that have provided employment to blind persons were felicitated at the function. The hostel can accommodate 130 visually impaired boys and girls. It also provides accommodation for trainers. The computer lab will give certified courses in basic and advanced computer training. Vinay Kumar, Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, was present.
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