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Memorandum to Finance Minister

NEW DELHI: Dr. G. N. Karna, president of the Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, has appealed to the Union Finance Minister to incorporate certain plans into the Union Budget 2009-10 for achieving the goal of empowering differently-abled persons.

In a memorandum to the Finance Minister, Dr. Karna said the limit of income-tax exemptions granted to persons with disabilities should be enhanced and all public buildings, railway stations, airports and bus terminals should be made barrier-free.

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