Centre to form 5 sports centres for differently-abled: Gehlot

Union government will set up five sports centres with an aim to provide various facilities to the differently-abled, Union social justice minister Thawar Chand Gehlot said here today.

"Government will form five centres at national level with an aim to provide sports-related facilities to the disabled and also to boost their interest in sports," Gehlot said.

He was speaking a a function in Trimbakeshwar near here where he distributed various devices to the differently-abled and visually-impaired persons.

The programme was jointly organised by an NGO, district administration and Shri Panchayati Akhada.

Seers affiliated to various akhadas (denominations), officials and public representatives attended the event.