Sunday, February 14, 2016

Disabled care: Southern states show the way




"A fundamental reason for the disparity is the lackadaisical attitude of some state governments," said Deepak Kalra, director of Jaipur-based Umang, which works for people with cerebral palsy, autism and multiple disabilities.
 
Similarly, Odisha and Tamil Nadu have similar share in the national disabled population, with 4.64% and 4.40%, respectively.
 
Yet, in the past three financial years, Tamil Nadu has received only half the amount of funding received by Odisha.
 
Tamil Nadu, however, reached out to more than double the number of disabled (12.13%) than Odisha at 5.89%.

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