Election Commission to provide vehicle facility for physically disabled
By-elections
Bengaluru, October 29: The Election Commission has been taking various measures to ensure maximum voting in the by-elections to the three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies in the state. The Commission has planned to provide vehicle facility to the door-steps of physically disabled.
For the first time in the country, the Election Commission would provide vehicles and wheelchairs to the physically disabled persons in this by-election. The physically disabled persons could register themselves in advance and get the facility in the by-election. They should register their Voter ID number, mobile number and email address in the Karnataka Election Information System or app called Chunavane. On voting day, the vehicles would come to the doorsteps of such persons and help them.
Interested physically challenged persons could register their names till November 1 midnight. Following the direction of the Central Election Commission, the state Election Commission has taken this decision to provide the facility with an intention of ensuring maximum voting. This experiment would also be continued in the next general elections, State Chief Election Officer Sanjeev Kumar said.
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55-bed free palliative care centre to open near Bengaluru’s Nelamangala
Bengaluru: A new 55-bed palliative care centre for terminally ill patients, named the Nemmadi Centre for Palliative Care, will be inaugurated near Nelamangala on Sunday. The facility will offer all services completely free of cost.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Saturday, the centre has been set up by the Sukruthi Charitable Trust in collaboration with Rotary Bangalore Midtown. Around Rs 20 crore has been invested in the project, which will operate without a billing counter, ensuring that families do not have to pay for treatment.
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The centre will provide comprehensive palliative care, including medical support, counselling for patients and their families, and bereavement care. The facility aims to help families cope with the physical and emotional challenges of caring for terminally ill patients.
“A cornerstone of the project was the generous donation of land by former MLC E Krishnappa, which made the centre possible,” DH quoted Palani Loganathan as saying.
The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Madhusudan Sai, founder of the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Rajya Sabha MP Dr C.N. Manjunath who also serves as the chief medical advisor to the centre will also be present, along with several senior government officials and healthcare leaders.
