Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced to set up a Divyang Sports Corner in one stadium in every district.

While giving a gift to the Divyangjans on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Chief Minister also announced the construction of a new building of Government Blind School, Panipat and to provide Braille printers to blind officers.

He also laid the foundation stone of Divyang Care Home in Ambala through video conferencing and launched the website of Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and portal to apply online for Divyang Award especially developed for Persons with Disabilities.

The Chief Minister said that persons with disabilities are also blessed  with one or the other special qualities and talent. The example of this was highlighted when sports persons with Disabilities won medals in Paralympic Games.  Despite being visually impaired, Surdas was called a great poet.  Similarly, Louis Braille, despite being blind, created the Braille script, Helen Keller left an indelible mark even when  she was deaf and blind, he said

Khattar said that for the care of the mentally challenged, a Divyang Care Home would be constructed in Ambala on 5 acres of land at a cost of Rs. 31.71 crore. In this home, adequate arrangement for clothes, food and proper care for 100 persons with disabilities would be ensured.

He said that there are about 50 lakh mentally disabled people in the country and the Haryana government is making efforts to provide facilities to the maximum number of such people.

The Chief Minister further said that now persons with disabilities can register their complaints with the State Commissioner for Disabilities portal.  Along with tracking of complaints on the portal itself, they can get information about acts, schemes of the department, and case list, he added.