On 4th August 2023, APAL’s Vice President of Mr. Jawahar Ram Paswan and Shyam Gope, Co-Secretary of District Leprosy Welfare Committee, Anil Kumbhkar congratulated the newly posted Honorable Deputy Commissioner Mr. Manjunath Bhajantri in East Singhbhum on behalf of all the persons affected by leprosy and also invited him to visit the leprosy ashrams or colonies
We also submitted a request for free education for the children of persons affected by leprosy under the “Right to Education Act”. We are thrilled to report that the Deputy Commissioner has promised to take appropriate action on our request and has committed to visiting the colony soon.
