Malappuram launches State’s first digital platform for differently abled
Malappuram has launched Kerala’s first comprehensive digital platform for persons with disabilities. The platform will create a database of beneficiaries, improve service delivery, and help
Malappuram has launched Kerala’s first comprehensive digital platform for persons with disabilities. The platform will create a database of beneficiaries, improve service delivery, and help the authorities plan welfare programmes based on accurate information. District panchayat president P.A. Jabbar Haji inaugurated the ‘M Sahajeevanam’ web portal on Monday (July 20). The platform was developed jointly by the Malappuram district administration and the Department of Social Justice. District Collector Vinay Goyal presided over the function. “We have designed the portal in such a way that it can be adopted by other districts in the State,” said District Social Justice Officer Sameer Machingal.
Through M Sahajeevanam, local self-government institutions will collect and maintain details of persons with disabilities in the district. The digital platform will include information on the type of disability, physical and social conditions, family background, education, employment, skills, and the services required by individuals. It will also provide details of government schemes, welfare services, rehabilitation programmes, and education and employment opportunities available for persons with disabilities. Launching the portal, Mr. Haji said the platform would help the district identify the needs of different groups among persons with disabilities and prepare scientific, data-based welfare plans.
Goyal said the initiative would serve as a database for local bodies to design projects based on reliable information. He stressed the need for the cooperation of government departments, local bodies, social workers, and persons with disabilities and their families for the success of the project. District Development Commissioner and Tirur Sub Collector Dileep K. Kainikkara, who was the chief guest, said the initiative would create a new model in service delivery and planning for persons with disabilities.
Local level committee member Abdul Naser explained the project. Kottakkal municipal chairperson K.K. Nazar, Kuttippuram block panchayat president Asad Ajay, and Vengara grama panchayat president Abdul Naser were among those who attended the programme.
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