KISHTWAR : Taking welfare initiative to ease his life and bring smiles to his family members, Indian Army on Wednesday brought smiles to family of a specially-abled child in remote Kishtwar by providing a wheelchair.
Sharing further details PRO Defence Jammu Lt Col Devender Anand said, “This is a story of a special boy with extraordinary spirit, from one of the remotest villages, Shiri in Mughal Maidan Block of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.”
“Waris Hussain Wani, (09) was born with congenital club foot but his actions and the Spirit with which he has moved on in life, is an inspiration for all, Col Anand said, adding, like other children of his age, he does go to school, studies well and also does most of the work on his own.”
“Life in mountains is really tough but this has made Waris Hussain even tougher, and strengthened his grit and resolve,” PRO Defence said.
“He has always dreamt of becoming a teacher and to be a contributor to society. Life was going along normally for him until he was noticed by the Indian Army at Mughal Maidan in January 2022”, he said.
Col Anand said, “Recognising his zeal, the Army stepped up to ease out his hardships. Efforts were made by Army to seek help and provide him with wheelchair and disability pension.”
“In continuation of the same, finally it was due to the efforts put on social media and coordination with District social welfare department that helped in achieving desired results, when finally, social welfare department of District Administration Kishtwar provided a wheelchair to Waris Hussain and his documents for disability pension have been processed,” Col Anand said.
“Waris Hussain is high on confidence, with his new wheelchair and pension his resolve has become even stronger towards realizing his dream of becoming a teacher,” Col Anand said.
“He is presently in class 4th and has already become a role model for the boys and the youth in the region,” Col Anand said.
A local said,” It is a wonderful initiative as persons with disabilities are largely from economically backward families and they cannot afford costly wheelchairs.”
