New Delhi: The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), a Maharatna steel public sector undertaking, distributed assistive devices to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) across its plants and units and corporate office here on the occasion of ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ December 3.

SAIL has engaged Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) to undertake this Priority Program under SAIL’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Soma Mondal, Chairman, SAIL, along with other senior officials of the company was present during the event here.

The Divyangjan are being empowered through assistive aids like tricycle, motorized tricycles, smart canes and smart phones for visually impaired and hearing aids among others, said the Ministry of Steel in a statement.

Currently, SAIL supports various focused facilities dedicated for Divyangjan at its plant locations - ‘School for Blind, Deaf and Mentally challenged children’ and ‘Home and Hope’ at Rourkela, ‘Ashalata Kendra’ at Bokaro, ‘Handicapped Oriented Education Program’ and ‘Durgapur Handicapped Happy Home’ at Durgapur and ‘Cheshire Home’ at Burnpur. /BI/