Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Monday, Sep 04, 2006
Google



Karnataka
News: Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Engagements |
Advts:
Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary |

Karnataka Printer Friendly Page   Send this Article to a Friend

Welfare fund for disabled soon

Correspondent

CHIKMAGALUR: Karnataka Minister for Women and Child Welfare H.K. Kumaraswamy said here on Sunday that the Government would set up a welfare fund for the physically challenged.

At a felicitation programme organised jointly by the Zilla Vachana Sahitya Parishad and the Ashakirana school for the visually impaired, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the stipend being given to 3.8 lakh physically challenged persons in Karnataka had been increased to Rs. 200 a month. He said there were 9.40 lakh physically challenged persons in the State and 1,750 self-help groups were formed.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail



Karnataka

News: Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Engagements |
Advts:
Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary | Updates: Breaking News |


News Update


The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription
Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | Sportstar | Frontline | Publications | eBooks | Images | Home |

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu