THE committee for the rights of the persons with disabilities cooperates with relevant organizations,  UN  agencies,  NGOs  and  INGOs,  and  the  organizations  for  the  disabilities  in  making efforts for emergence of a system to classify grades of disabilities and register those with  disabilities,  said  Union  Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Thet Thet  Khine  at  the  ceremony  to provide assistance for charity  organizations,  those  with  disabilities, senior citizens and storm victims on 8 May.

At  the  ceremony  held  at  the office of Yangon Region Administration Council, the Union Minister continued to say that the  committee  for  the  rights  of the persons with disabilities was formed with officials from relevant ministries and representatives  from  the  organizations for those with disabilities to be able to enjoy the services provided for the public.

The Union Minister and of-ficials presented K794.199 mil-lion  for  charity  organizations  from  Yangon  Region,  K951.27  million  as  social  pension  to  31,709  senior  citizens,  K2.61  million  for  78  disabled  persons from the region, K22.4615 million  as  cash  assistance  for  storm  victims  of  Yangon  Region to the chairman of Yangon Region Administration Council and officials.

The  Union  Minister  and  party  viewed  construction  of  Drug Rehabilitation Centre in the  compound  of  Yangon  Rehabilitation  Camp  at  the  corner of Kaba Aye Pagoda Road and Parami Road in Mayangon Township.

In   the   afternoon,   she   viewed round progress of conducting  vocational  courses  at  Hngetawsan  youth  training  school  under  the  Social  Welfare  Department  in  Kawhmu  Township of Yangon Region.

At  Mingalar  Youth  Development  Parahita  Home  in  Twantay,  the  Union  Minister  donated alms to the abbot and provided  K56.073  million  as  cash  assistance  for  the  home  for  2020-2021  financial  year  to  officials.

MNA

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