Report on Observance of International Day of Persons with Disabilities,
3rd December, 2015 at Rabindra Sadan Govt. of West Bengal, Department of Child Development, Women Development and Social Welfare observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December, 2015. On this occasion a ‘Press Brief’ was organized at Press Club Kolkata on 2nd December, 2015. Dr. (Smt.) Shashi Panja, HMOS (IC), CD, WD & SW Deptt. briefed electronic and print media about details of programmes to be held on 3rd to 5th December, 2015.
‘Walk’ for creating public awareness on various aspects of disability was organized on 3rd December, 2015 which was flagged of by Dr. (Smt.) Shashi Panja, HMOS (IC), CD, WD & SW Deptt. at 2.00 pm. Around 600 persons with disabilities, NGO representatives, parents took part in the walk.
State Award function was held on 3rd December, 2015 at Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata from 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Dr. (Smt.) Shashi Panja, HMOS (IC), CD, WD & SW Deptt., Smt. Roshni Sen, Secretary, CD, WD & SW Deptt and Sri Somnath Mukherjee, Commissioner of Social Welfare and Smt. Ranu Bhattacharya, Commissioner (Disabilities) received His Excellence Governor of West Bengal Sri K.N. Tripathi. In the auditorium the Police Band welcomed His Excellence Governor of West Bengal by playing the tune of National Anthem. Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Honble Governor of West Bengal presided over the function and conferred the State Awards to 40 awardees in the categories of Best Employee with disability, Best Self-Employed, Role Model, Best Individual working for the cause of Disability, Best Sports person, Best Creative Adult and Child with disability, Best Institution providing inclusive education and Best Institution working for Persons with Disabilities etc. State Award ceremony was followed by cultural event by Persons with Disabilities.
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