At the function where Union Ministers Thawar Chand Gehlot and J.P. Nadda were also present, he said the outpatient departments would be constructed with an outlay of Rs 30 crore
He said the Union government has decided to give disability status to acid attack victims. All new government buildings were being made disabled friendly in the country. Nadda, who belongs to the hill state, said the Modi government had launched world's biggest health insurance scheme in the country, covering over 50 crore population under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. He said a medical college in Hamirpur town would be opened next month. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Gehlot said now four per cent reservation has been provided for the physically challenged in government jobs.
He said a single identity card would be made for the physically disabled, which would be valid throughout the country.
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