BAHAWALPUR: The District Rehabilitation and Training Meeting for Special Persons convened at the committee room of the Deputy Commissioner’s office, presided over by DC Bahawalpur Zahid Parvez Waraich.
A 3% quota for differently abled individuals in new and existing commercial firms, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Bahawalpur, should be ensured. He suggested that competent individuals’s applications should be accepted at the tehsil level, and funds should be provided to specific persons such that the majority of them benefit.
According to Muhammad Uzair, Secretary District Rehabilitation and Training Committee for Special Persons and Deputy Director Social Welfare Bahawalpur, a fund for the employment and rehabilitation of Special Persons has been established under Section 17 of Ordinance 1981.
District-level committees have been formed to rehabilitate and develop extraordinary persons. He mentioned that Rs 1,156,648 has been been aside for unique people’s rehabilitation. Applications from outstanding individuals have been received, and following a thorough evaluation, the applicants will be provided with financial assistance, wheelchairs, and other equipment.