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India for Humanity - Jaipur Foot
December 1 , 2019
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- The event was recently organised at United States Capitol building to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- India for Humanity initiative was launched by Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in October 2018 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Under it, artificial limb fitment camps are held across different countries identified through missions with financial support of Central government (MEA).
- For this initiative, MEA has collaborated with renowned charitable organisation Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), the parent body of Jaipur Foot.
About Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS)
- It is non-profit organization founded by Devendra Raj Mehta in 1975.
- It famously known by its trademark limb ‘Jaipur Foot’.
- It is world’s largest non-profit organization for handicapped in terms of fitment of artificial limb, calipers etc.
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