Mangaluru: “Awareness should be created to spread knowledge about the facilities that are given to the specially abled people,” said district in-charge Minister Ramanath Rai.

He was speaking after distributing the handicap kit to the beneficiaries in a programme organised by Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India and Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd at Wenlock Hospital’s Lions Handicap Centre, on Friday.

MLA J R Lobo, ZP President Meenakshi Shantigodu, ZP Standing Committee President Shahul Hameed, District Health Officer Dr Ramakrishna Rao, Regional Head of RECL P S Hariharan and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.