Assistive appliances and other aid would be distributed among a record 18,430 Divyangs (people with disabilities) in the presence of prime minister Narendra Modi at an event in Rajkot on June 29. The previous world record is held by China with 978 people. The topic of the lesson will be the National Anthem, and a sign language teacher will be instructing the lesson. Another Guinness World Record is being attempted in the category with highest number of Orthosis (calipers) fitted to mobility impaired persons on a single day. Acceptance of request of this category is awaited from Guinness World Record authority.

Source: dna June 28, 2017 01:52 UTC