Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana: Assessment camp of senior citizens at Bhavnagar hospital
It is an initiative by Union Minister of State (Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) Nimuben Bambhaniya, who is also an MP from Bhavnagar-Botad constituency.
As per an official release, during the first two days of the camp, 2,655 beneficiaries have been identified for assistive devices worth over Rs 43 lakh.
The camp has been organised with the support of the Ujjain's production centre of Artificial Limb Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), the release stated. Assistive devices like walking sticks, walkers, wheelchairs, hearing aids, artificial dentures, orthopaedic belts, commode chairs, etc. are provided free of cost to senior citizens aged above 60, it added.
Similar camps will be held at different taluka centres of the Lok Sabha constituency between July 4 and 15.
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