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The One-Stop Centre (OSC) known arsenic ‘Vizhuthugal’ (Roots) functioning successful Tiruchi nether the World Bank-funded TN RIGHTS task launched by the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons, has registered 133 beneficiaries since it became functional successful October 2025.
Aimed astatine providing integrated rehabilitation services to persons with disablement (PwD), the OSC successful Tiruchi is 1 of 4 sub-divisional centres (the others being successful Manapparai, Musiri and Thuraiyur), of the Vizhuthugal initiative. The territory has 18 block-level centres.
“The task is targeted astatine promoting aboriginal recognition of disabilities and need-based services for PwD. Along with Dharmapuri, Tenkasi, Cuddalore and Chennai, Tiruchi territory is portion of the archetypal signifier of the initiative,” R. Ravichandran, District Differently Abled Welfare Officer, Tiruchi, told The Hindu.
The OSC’s services are fixed escaped of charge, and are disposable to PwD who are not beneficiaries of disablement aid, said officials. “Since the centre’s services are free, galore parents and PwD person started approaching america voluntarily, and are actively pursuing up connected their appointments. Families successful agrarian areas are not alert of opportunities that tin amended the earning capableness of persons with disabilities who are skilled. Besides occupation preservation successful authorities postings, they tin go entrepreneurs with the close benignant of support,” said centre manager Ruban.
The OSC, located down the Collectorate premises successful Tiruchi, has abstracted sections for optometry, psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, peculiar education, and code therapy. Appointments are fixed successful 40-minute slots, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, depending connected the benignant of attraction required. Up to 45 persons tin beryllium attended to successful a day. Queries connected fiscal assistance oregon aesculapian devices are directed to an online registry and the Welfare of the Differently Abled Persons Department.
“Existing unused authorities buildings person been shortlisted and re-purposed for this project. The Tiruchi centre was refurbished astatine a outgo of ₹20 lakh to marque it user-friendly for PwD. We are readying to adhd immoderate much facilities specified arsenic a sensory parkland successful the coming months,” said Mr. Ravichandran.
