Agartala, Sept 12: Tripura government on Monday introduced an exclusive helpline for senior citizen (14567).

The helpline was launched by Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha in presence of Minister for Social Welfare and Social Education Santana Chakma and other dignitaries.

Besides, a 50-bedded halfway home named ‘Shantineer’ and an official website of Juvenile Justice Fund were also launched in the same programme at Narsingarh.
 
Addressing the programme, Dr. Saha said, only medicine is not enough to cure the patients with mental health issues; they also need proper counseling.
 
The tendency of not taking the people recovering from mental issues back home is a social degradation; it is not desirable by any means.
 
The halfway home has been set up to rehabilitate the people who are facing problems in returning home after recovering from mental illness, Dr. Saha said.
 
Chakma highlighted the major steps taken by her department for the welfare of the Divyangans.

In the programme, the Chief Minister handed over Chief Minister’s Meritorious Awards to two students who topped the Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examinations among the Divyangans. Besides, several other Divyang students were awarded.

MLA Krishnadhan Das and Director of Social Welfare and Social Education department Dr. Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal among others were present.