HEC distributes electric wheelchairs among students

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Islamabad: Minister for Federal Training and Skilled Coaching Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that the Authorities is dedicated to facilitating the nation’s youth to pursue their educational targets and play their position in nationwide growth.

The minister was addressing a distribution ceremony organised by Increased Training Fee (HEC) below the Prime Minister’s Electrical Wheelchair Programme (Part-III) on Friday.

On this event, thirty-seven electrical wheelchairs have been distributed amongst college students of various universities. Rana Tanveer noticed that the differently-abled youth are very proficient and have an amazing imaginative and prescient about progress in life. He stated the Authorities has launched plenty of initiatives below the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme as youth are the nation’s asset. He harassed the necessity for making certain most facilitation to the youth going through bodily challenges.

HEC Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed briefed the minister on the implementation of varied tasks below the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme. He knowledgeable the Minister that HEC has collected knowledge of bodily challenged college college students significantly these going through mobility points, visible impairment, and listening to issues.

He added that as a subsequent stage of the scheme, these college students will likely be supplied with devices and instruments required.

In her opening remarks, Govt Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail make clear the background and standing of Prime Minister’s Electrical Wheelchair Scheme. She stated that distribution of a complete of 600 electrical wheelchairs among the many college students with totally different wants was deliberate in three phases of the scheme, launched in 2017.

She stated 206 electrical wheelchairs have been supplied to college students within the first section, whereas 159 wheelchairs have been handed over to college students within the second section. She maintained that within the ongoing final section, 240 wheelchairs are to be supplied to the scholars.