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Tripura Provides Aids to Over 100 on Modi’s Birthday

Tripura Provides Aids to Over 100 on Modi’s Birthday
Over 100 senior citizens, Divyangjan provided aids in Tripura on PM Modi’s birthday · thehansindia.com

More than 100 older people and people with disabilities received helpful equipment in Tripura.

The equipment included tricycles and other aids.

The event took place in Mohanpur on Wednesday.

It was held to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday.

The program used two government schemes that support senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

Minister Ratan Lal Nath said people should be helped to live independent and dignified lives.

He said government benefits should reach everyone.

He also spoke about programs for bank accounts, cooking gas, sanitation, housing and drinking water.

Key facts

Beneficiaries
More than 100 senior citizens and persons with disabilities
Location
South Taranagar Gram Panchayat, Mohanpur, West Tripura district
Assistance
Tricycles, aids, devices and equipment
Organized under
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana and Assistance to Disabled Persons schemes
Occasion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday
Speaker
Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath

Quotes

Ratan Lal Nath

Tripura Power Minister who addressed the aid-distribution camp

“PM Modi also introduced the Ujjwala Yojana for providing LPG connections to women and households and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for improving sanitation and cleanliness.”
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“Social sensitivity and collective responsibility are essential to ensuring that the benefits of government schemes reach every citizen.”
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