The world-famous and most widely used artificial limb, Jaipur Foot, will be exhibited at the United Nations headquarters in New York from May 15 to 18. An exclusive seminar on Jaipur Foot and an exhibition have been organised at the U.N. Gallery at the initiative of India’s permanent representative Syed Akbaruddin.
The event will be the first of its kind in the U.N., D.R. Mehta, founder and chief patron of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), the makers of Jaipur Foot, said here on Friday. Mr. Mehta will also make a presentation on the occasion.
The seminar and exhibition will highlight India’s contribution in providing mobility and dignity to the differently abled, with the BMVSS giving aids and appliances free of cost to the beneficiaries.
The Jaipur Foot has benefited 17 lakh people across the world and has its presence in 29 countries. The BMVSS has recently entered into an agreement with the Ministry of External Affairs for holding camps abroad.
