Visit of Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Sh. JP Nadda to Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities (GRIID)
Chandigarh, 10th September, 2016: Hon’ble Union
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Sh. J.P. Nadda
visited and interacted with special children and students of the Government
Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities (GRIID), Sector-31,
Chandigarh today.
On his visit, various activities carried out at
GRIID were observed and appreciated,
which includes Special Education Training, Vocational Training, Human Resource
Development Programmes and daily OPD clinic for intellectual and developmental
disabilities which includes Physiotherapy Unit, Occupational Therapy Unit,
Facilitation services Unit, Special Education Clinic and sensory Integration
Therapy Unit.
A cultural evening was followed by the release
the 1st issue of Journal of Disability Management and Special
Education, published by GRIID. There after Hon’ble Minister honored the topper
students of the M.Ed., B.Ed. and D.Ed. in special education.
Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary cum SMER,
Chandigarh Administration, Sh. Sanjay Tandon, State President of Bhartiya
Janata Party, Dr. Atul Sachdev, Director (GRIID)/Director Principal (GMCH -32)
and Dr. B.S. Chavan, Joint Director (GRIID) were also present on this occasion
Concluding the event, Sh. JP Nadda appreciated
the efforts of team GRIID and Dr. B.S. Chavan for the development of this
institute from GIMRC to GRIID. He further emphasize that he will explore the
possibilities of similar institution in different states.
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