Disabled people integral part of society: PM
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said the disabled people are the integral part of the society, and the development of the country and society is not possible without helping them, reports BSS.
Replying to a question from treasury bench member Moazzem Hossain Ratan, the Leader of the House during her question-answer session said the Social Welfare Ministry has undertaken a work plan and also been implementing it considering the importance of the disabled people in the socio-economic development.
The Prime Minister listed various development activities undertaken by the Social Service Department and Jatiya Protibondhi Unnayan Foundation.
She said there is a scope for study of the disabled children side by side with general students in 64 educational institutions in 64 districts. Of the institutions, she said, 28 have 10-seat hostel facilities in each of them.
"A plan has been undertaken to construct hostels in the rest of the institutions, the PM said.
Sheikh Hasina said four schools for the visually disabled children and four deaf and dumb schools are being run under four physically handicapped training centres in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Khulna cities.
Besides, she said, there are three deaf and dumb schools in Chandpur, Faridpur and Sylhet, one school for the visually disabled children in Barisal and one national special education centre at Mirpur in Dhaka.
The Prime Minister said one disabled service and aid centre will be set up in all 64 districts by 2011-12 fiscal year. It will be expanded to upazila level later.
She said the government is also considering establishing training centres for the disabled in each district gradually. The government will also set up technical education centre in each division and allocated Tk 969 million to this end.
Replying to a question from treasury bench member Moazzem Hossain Ratan, the Leader of the House during her question-answer session said the Social Welfare Ministry has undertaken a work plan and also been implementing it considering the importance of the disabled people in the socio-economic development.
The Prime Minister listed various development activities undertaken by the Social Service Department and Jatiya Protibondhi Unnayan Foundation.
She said there is a scope for study of the disabled children side by side with general students in 64 educational institutions in 64 districts. Of the institutions, she said, 28 have 10-seat hostel facilities in each of them.
"A plan has been undertaken to construct hostels in the rest of the institutions, the PM said.
Sheikh Hasina said four schools for the visually disabled children and four deaf and dumb schools are being run under four physically handicapped training centres in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Khulna cities.
Besides, she said, there are three deaf and dumb schools in Chandpur, Faridpur and Sylhet, one school for the visually disabled children in Barisal and one national special education centre at Mirpur in Dhaka.
The Prime Minister said one disabled service and aid centre will be set up in all 64 districts by 2011-12 fiscal year. It will be expanded to upazila level later.
She said the government is also considering establishing training centres for the disabled in each district gradually. The government will also set up technical education centre in each division and allocated Tk 969 million to this end.