New Delhi: The ministry of external affairs and charitable organization "Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti" (BMVSS) on Wednesday signed an agreement for next three years.
From the ministry side, Secretary (ER) Rahul Chhabra whereas Satish Mehta signed on behalf of BMVSS signed the agreement.
The ministry had launched the 'India for Humanity' initiative on October 9, 2018, aiming to focus on Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of compassion, caring and service to humanity.
Under this initiative, 13 artificial limb fitment camps were organised in 12 countries and over 6500 artificial limbs were fitted, the ministry said in a statement.
These camps were fully sponsored by the ministry while materialised by the charitable organization.
These camps generated a lot of goodwill for India in countries where these were organised, including Malawi, Iraq, Nepal, Egypt, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Syria among others.
The aim of these camps is to provide physical, economic and social rehabilitation of amputees by helping them regain their mobility and dignity to become self-respecting and productive members of the society.
India has been extending humanitarian assistance under its Development Partnership which is derived by its core value of Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam, it added.
