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Intl Yoga day: 300 divyangians to showcase their abilities in Telangana

Hyderabad, June 19 (UNI) More than 3000 Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans) will showcase their abilities by performing Yoga at the Kanha Wellness Centre in Telangana's Rangareddy district on the occasion of International Yoga Day Saturday.
The event will be conducted by the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad.
The Divyangjans are from 16 categories - visual impairment, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, thalassemia, leprosy, dwarfism, low vision, multiple disability, mental Illness, muscular dystrophy, speech & language, sickle cell disease.
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar will address the gathering on the occasion.
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, is organising the 11th International Yoga Day of Yoga – 2025 by inviting Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from across the country cutting across various disabilities. UNI KNR SSP
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