Nandapur, 6th Nov 2025: A special abilities camp for differently-abled people was organized on Friday at the Bhimabhai premises of the Nandapur block office in Koraput district. Under the chairmanship of Bidyo Durga Sad Dora, health check-ups were conducted for 523 differently-abled individuals from 23 panchayats under the block, including 3 physically disabled, 78 visually impaired, 46 people with sickle cell disease, 66 speech-impaired, and 78 mentally challenged.
Doctors from the district level, including Dr. Sujit Sahu, Dr. Sunil Bhatre, Dr. Kishore Sahu, and Dr. S.S. Mishra, along with teacher Santosh Kumar Patra and regional government official from the Upper Primary School, participated. Independent Resource Center coordinator Gupte Prasad attended as a guest, along with artist Pavitra.
The health check-ups for the 523 differently-abled people were conducted by Chinmay Sahu, Saroj Panda, Lalitendu Mishra, Chandrashekhar Patnaik, Chakradhar Pradhan, and Sameer Bisoyi. During the camp, it was informed by Bidyo Dora that the differently-abled would receive treatment, renewal certificates, and assistive devices in the coming days based on doctors’ advice.
The camp was managed by Social Security Officer Nagara and DEO Chinmay Das. Volunteer organizers like Project Coordinator Jyoti Ranjan Behera, along with staff from the Women & Child Development Department, Health Department (ASHA workers), and MCH teams, collaborated in the event.
During the program, beneficiaries aged 80 and above, holding disability certificates, were provided a pension of ₹3,500, which drew a large crowd. Requests were also made to increase pensions for elderly persons under the new rules. Doctors advised on adjusting percentages on disability certificates where necessary.
The camp aimed not only to provide medical treatment, assistive devices, and certificates but also to facilitate inclusion of beneficiaries in various government schemes, enhancing their overall abilities. Although there were rules to provide benefits through education, revenue, banking, housing, transportation, and social security departments, the benefit counters were not opened at the Nandapur BVC camp. Differently-abled students, men, and women attending the camp inquired about applying for scholarships, income support, caste/residency certificates, bus passes, housing, and pension benefits.
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