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Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Biju Mahaveer Jaipur Foot Centre in Gurujanga

Khordha: An artificial limb centre to help differently-abled persons ‘Biju Mahaveer Jaipur Foot Centre’ has been established in Gurujanga near Khordha town.

Inaugurating the centre on Wednesday Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “Our mission is to provide artificial limbs to all differently-abled persons in the state. The manufacturing unit established in Khurda will bring new hopes for differently-abled people.”

The rehabilitation of the differently-abled persons is our major concern and for their upliftment, we need to work together, he added.

Famous Jaipur Foot Centre founded by Padma Bhushan Dr D R Mehta in Rajasthan will manufacture artificial limbs in Gurujanga.

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