LG Sinha, Union Minister to lay foundation stone of CRC Jammu today

Jammu, Dec 27: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar will lay the foundation stone of Composite Regional Centre (CRC) Jammu tomorrow at 10.30 am in village Chak Jawala Singh, tehsil Vijaypur in district Samba.

The CRC – Jammu will be housed in a new building to be constructed by NBCC, in a multistorey building with a barrier free environment for persons with disabilities, in a sprawling campus of 38 kanals 18 marlas of land in Samba near AIIMS-Jammu.

An official spokesperson said, “The estimated cost of construction is Rs 29 Cr and the MoU has been signed with NBCC to initiate the construction work and finish the work within a span of one year. Subsequently, at 12.15 pm, the dignitaries will inaugurate the temporary campus of CRC- Jammu at 11A/D Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.”

“This CRC-Jammu will stand as a beacon of empowerment, inclusivity, and growth for persons with disabilities. Besides human resource development for the rehabilitation sector, it will provide skill development training for individuals with different disabilities that would enable them to be productive in our society and have the opportunity to shine and thrive,” the spokesperson said.

He said that additionally, the CRC-Jammu would deliver rehabilitation services for different categories of PwDs that will enable their independent living in the society.

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDUNIPPD), New Delhi under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, MSJ&E, Government of India, will have the administrative control of CRC-Jammu.