Social Justice Minister inaugurates 'Renovated Modern Alimco Prosthetic and Orthotic Center' at Kanpur

New Delhi, August 22: The concept of “Make in India” is beginning to take shape in the precincts of ALIMCO, Kanpur. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot today inaugurated the ‘Renovated ALIMCO Orthotics and Prosthetic Centre (AOPC) and Residential complex building of ALIMCO Headquarters at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh today. 

 

Delivering inaugural address, Gehlot said that 2022 children below 6 years of age with profound hearing loss have been benefitted by the government scheme and now they have started hearing. He added that soon ALIMCO will do ToT for development of "Voice Box" for throat cancer patients, and after completions of project this throat Prosthetic that can be make available for general public for approx. Rs.3000/-. 

The Minister gave away the advance Diwali gift to ALIMCO’s employees by announcing the increase in their limit of Post Retirement Insurance scheme from Rs 3 Lacs to 6 Lacs and increasing their Medical Leaves from 90 to 180.

 

The Modernized APOC will provide world class state of the art Prosthetics, Orthotics and Audiology rehabilitation facility under one roof. There are two separate OPD rooms and GAIT training unit for Male and Female Divyangjans, Conference & training room. Keeping in view the futuristic development there is provision for Modernized real time GAIT analysis lab, Foot Care Unit, Silicone Cosmetic Restoration Lab, Myo Electric lab, Hand splinting & Spinal Orthotics Lab. Total Construction cost on renovation and extension is approximately Rs. 4.05 Crores. The new state of the art APOC will cater to the requirements of the local and regional Divyangjans and shall be equipped better to serve them.

 

The newly constructed Town ship is at Naramau adjacent to ALIMCO Kanpur Factory premises. The Area of land is 1800 Square meter (approx.). The Township is a multi-storey building having 3 Types of flats and total 24 Apartments. Building is equipped with Rain Water Harvesting System and Sewerage Treatment Plant. There is provision of Lift approaching to each floor and the toilets in the flats are disabled friendly.

Distribution of Assistive Aids and Devices to 770 Divyangjan under ADIP and 1794 Sr. Citizens (BPL Category) under Rashtriya Yayoshri Yojana of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India were made today. The estimated value of appliances distributed is Rs. 67.09 lakhs under ADIP Scheme and Rs. 1.17 Crores under RVY.

 

Total 5152 Assistive Aids and devices were distributed to 2564 beneficiaries value of worth Rs.1.84 cover under both the above scheme. These beneficiaries were identified during the assessment camps conducted by ALIMCO six locations in Kanpur District under ADIP Scheme were conducted between 24.07.2019 to 31.07.2019 and assessment camps under RVY from 05.08.2019 to 14.08.2019 in association with District Administration, Kanpur.