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Finance corporation for the disabled soon

Special Correspondent

Bangalore: Karnataka is setting up separate finance corporation to help the disabled from the next financial year, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said here on Tuesday.

Speaking at the review of work relating to disability issues by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) acting Chairperson Justice Shivaraj V. Patil, Mr. Kumaraswamy said Karnataka was declared a "model State" in handling disability issues by the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities.

The Government would be implementing several welfare measures for the disabled next financial year, including enhancing their monthly stipend from Rs. 200 to Rs. 400, forming self-help groups (SHG) for the disabled on the lines of women's SHGs, providing bus passes to one lakh people and providing them reservation in housing schemes. Mr. Patil, who addressed the review meeting attended by secretaries of all government departments, stressed the need to effectively implement good laws. While appreciating State's policy for the disabled that covers all aspects of employment and education, he said the challenge was in implementing what was on paper in right earnest. Going into specific issues, he said while the State had provided 3 per cent reservation to the disabled in educational institutions, the connected issue of how children could be retained in schools had to be addressed seriously.

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