A state-level seminar-cum-open forum was organised today by the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD), Government of Odisha, at the conference hall of SOA University to observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Inaugurating the programme as the chief guest, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of SSEPD, Shri R.S. Gopalan, emphasised that transformative change in the lives of persons with disabilities can only be achieved through collective responsibility and forward-thinking implementation of schemes.

“The progress of the state and the nation is directly linked to the development of persons with disabilities,” he said, urging greater inclusion of beneficiaries in various welfare schemes and stressing the need for accountable and inclus

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