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News:The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the Composite Regional Centre(CRC) in Port Blair.

Facts:

About Composite Regional Centre(CRC):

Composite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities(CRC) is an initiative of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities ,Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
The aim of the centre is to create resources and infrastructure required for developing services for persons with disabilities including human resource development and research.
The Centre is for facilitating capability at local levels rather than letting it centralized in urban areas.
The Composite Regional Centres in India are located in Kozhikode, Bhopal, Lucknow, Patna, Guwahati, Srinagar, Ahmedabad, Mandi and Suraghi(Chhattisgarh).