Hyderabad, May 26: Physically challenged people and their representatives today called on Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and voiced their long pending demands.The Chief Minister patiently heard them and directed the officials to look into the issues and resolve them, a release from Chief Minister's Office here said.The Chief Minister announced hike in marriage incentive to those marrying a physically-challenged person from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000.The Chief Minister also announced that the economic support scheme or subsidy for them had been increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 30,000 on par with SCs and STs.The Chief Minister said that Aarogyasri Scheme will be extended to all the physically-challenged and he also agreed to positively consider Indiramma houses and agricultural lands for them.The Chief Minister also agreed to consider bus travel concessions for them within the districts and promised stringent action against harassment of physically-challenged women.
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