Differently abled people protest demanding disbursal of monthly assistance to eligible beneficiaries

The differently abled stage a demonstration on the Collectorate campus in Ramanathapuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR

Differently-abled people in Ramanathapuram and Dindigul as part of the state-wide agitation staged protest at the respective district Collector offices on Tuesday demanding to disburse the monthly assistance amount to those eligible beneficiaries who have applied.

M. Rajkumar, Ramanathapuram district secretary of  Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC), said, the State government has not taken steps to issue the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) ration card of the Union government for the differently abled people.