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Delhi Odd-Even Rule: Specially-Abled Persons To Be Exempted, Says CM Arvind Kejriwal
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Oct 16, 2019, 02:07 PM | Updated 02:07 PM IST
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Persons with disabilities will be exempted from Odd-Even scheme, which will be in force in the national capital from 4 to 15 November, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday (16 October).
Kejriwal made the announcement in response to a question posed by Kargil War veteran Major DP Singh, who is India's first solo amputee skydiver and is also known as the Indian Blade Runner.
Sharing on Twitter news about women drivers being exempt from the Odd-Even scheme, Major Singh had asked the Chief Minister, "How about persons with disabilities?"
"I am an amputee and cannot sit in Metro with (an) artificial leg due to ill-designed seats. So would be (the) bus ride for me due to pushes and pulls. (The) only option is my own car. What do I and many like me do?" Singh had asked.
Responding to the question, Kejriwal tweeted: "Yes...persons with disabilities will definitely be exempted during Odd-Even."
Yes @MajDPSingh, persons with disabilities will definitely be exempt during Odd Even https://t.co/w1G6X7M9HN
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 16, 2019
Allowing cars driven by women to be exempted from the Odd-Even scheme, Kejriwal had on 12 October announced that private CNG vehicles will need to follow the road rationing scheme starting 4 November.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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