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Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy connected Tuesday (December 23, 2025) announced that the monthly assistance fixed to persons with disabilities successful the Union Territory (UT) would beryllium hiked from ₹3,000 to ₹3,500 and from ₹4,800 to ₹5,500, depending upon the quality of their disability.
Speaking astatine the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mr. Rangasamy said the disbursement of currency successful lieu of escaped atom would besides beryllium accrued to ₹800 per month, portion the festival beforehand would beryllium hiked from ₹500 to ₹750. A full of 21,539 persons with disabilities volition benefit, helium said.
The Puducherry authorities has allocated ₹25 lakh done the Department of Social Welfare for providing assistance to sportspersons with disabilities participating successful events. A dedicated sports crushed for persons with disabilities would soon beryllium acceptable up successful Puducherry.
The Puducherry authorities has been implementing assorted fiscal assistance programmes for persons with disabilities. “We volition measure the societal information schemes being implemented successful Andhra Pradesh and emulate them with further improvements. The enhanced assistance volition beryllium disbursed soon,” helium added.
