State's first ‘Purple fest' held in JSR
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Jamshedpur:The state's first 'Purple Fair', for people with disabilities, was held in the Steel City on Sunday. The day-long event witnessed overwhelming participation from the 'divyang'people.
Over 600 people, including 50 'divyangs',participated in the event, organised jointly by the central and stategovt's department of empowerment of persons with disability in association with the Composite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities, Ranchi and the EastSinghbhumdistrict administration.
State disability commissioner AbhayNandanAmbastha said, "The event focused on promoting inclusivity and celebrating the abilities of people with disabilities.
It also served as a platform to showcase talents and expose the target section to the skill development opportunities and job avenues."
The organisers felicitated the four Olympians who had won medals in the Berlin Paralympics 2023.
The Indian Olympic Association organised 12 sporting events for the participants so that they were motivated to take up sports and make a career of it.
The event also saw symbolic distribution of assistive devices to 28 differently abled people.
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