SJVN Limited signs MoU with ALIMCO

Shimla: SJVN signed an MoU with Artificial Limb Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO)  in the benign presence of Smt. Geeta Kapur, Director(Personnel) P) cum Chairman SJVN Foundation for distributing aids and assistive devices to Divyangjan around SDHEP and LHEP-1 areas falling in districts Shimla, Kullu and Mandi at Rs 40 Lakh.

ALIMCO is a Central Public Sector Enterprise, under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment GOI. 

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In the past, SJVN has executed similar projects with ALIMCO during the FY 2016-17 and 2018-19 in the project areas of BTPP, NMHEP, DSHEP, RHPS, Shimla and DHEP at Rs 144.19 Lakhs benefiting 1313 disabled persons.

 

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Besides the above, in FY, 2019-20 SJVN has provided financial support of Rs.21.00 Lakh against a total cost of Rs. 56 Lakh to Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, GoHP for providing aids and appliances to 3696 Nos—children With Special Needs (CWSN) in 12 districts through ALIMCO.

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