NEW DELHI: The government is eyeing Guinness Book of Records on Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's 66th birthday this Saturday. These include 1,000 oil lamps lit by differently-abled at one time, a formation by 1,000 wheelchair-bound persons and distribution of hearing aid to 1,000 beneficiaries.Lighting 1,000 oil lamps by differently-abled would be the first such attempt in the world. So far, the record of a formation by wheelchair-bound persons is held in US by 346 differentlyabled.India would try and break the record held in Australia when 500 persons were given hearing aids. The government had missed the record in January earlier this year in Prime Minister's constituency Varanasi. Even then assistive aids and appliances had been distributed to 10,200 beneficiaries but the Guinness Book of Records officials had raised some objections on the way videography was done.

Source: Economic Times September 14, 2016 20:48 UTC