Free midday meal for private disability schools from current year: CM Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, July 14: I have discussed with the concerned authorities to supply free midday meal and milk from the current academic year to the special private schools, said Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
He was speaking after inaugurating a convention of the special children, parents, teachers and non-teaching staff of special schools, and heads of seva samsthe organised by the Karnataka State Disability Services Organizations Union at Shikshakara Sadana in the city on Saturday. "I have special concerns for children with disabilities. When I was Chief Minister earlier, I had provided an opportunity for the specially-abled children to come directly to the Vidhana Soudha and meet the chief minister and other ministers. Many people with disability had come to me asking employment, I have provided job to them,” the CM said.
“I have provided special facilities for disabled in this budget. I have ordered to waive off the disables’ loans. It has been decided to allot 20 acres of land to provide employment training and rehabilitation center for differently abled persons. The decision has been taken to give scholarships to those differently abled persons who travel abroad for higher education,” he added.
“Excluding the facilities announced in the budget, I am always ready to provide more assistance to disables. There must be transparency in the facilities that are coming from various organisations to the disables. Strict legal action will be taken against the relevant authorities if any corruption takes place in this matter,” he warned.
Minister UT Khader, HV Gopalappa, Vasant Kumar Shetty, Apuravu, and others were present.
Olympic Games for disables
While there are many disabled sports persons in the state, it is the government's duty to encourage such athletes. Therefore, an International Special Olympic Games will be held at Mangaluru. Soon a meeting with concerned officials will be called.
-HD.Kumaraswamy Chief Minister
Important demands
The Department of Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens must be separated from the Department of Women and Child Development
- Disabled Development Corporation must be established.
-A separate budget must be fixed for the Department of Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens.
-Financial assistance, job security and retirement fund must be announced for the special teachers working in disabled and mentally retarded schools.
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Lokayukta searches govt officials in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Lokayukta officials on Tuesday conducted searches on properties belonging to government officials in various parts of the state, on the suspicion that they have possessed assets disproportionate to their income, official sources said.
The searches and verification of documents are on against at least four officials from Shivamogga, Mandya, Dharwad and Vijayanagara districts, the sources added.
Those being searched include a Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation official in Shivamogga and a health department official in Vijayanagara district.
