Hyderabad: Telangana High Court today asked the state government to extend all possible help the disabled of the state by keeping in view of the ongoing lockdown. It also asked the state government to issue passes to the disabled and their attendants so that they can go to medical shops and buy medicines.
A division bench of the HC passed these orders while dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by an advocate Ganesh. In its orders, the division bench also asked the state government to give wide publicity to the toll-free numbers meant for the disabled. It also asked the government to create awareness among the hospital staff on giving importance to emergency surgeries required by the disabled. It also asked the government to take steps for the delivery of medicines at the residences of the disabled in the state.
