Punjab Chief Min
ister Maryam Nawaz has launched the Himat Card initiative to support differently-abled individuals across the province.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, she highlighted the integration of 65,000 special persons into mainstream society, expressing her gratitude for the realization of this project. The government has allocated Rs2.6 billion for the initiative, with plans to increase funding every three months. Himat Card holders will also benefit from free metro bus travel.
T
he differently-abled people can also obtain Himat Card by writing a letter to the CM Punjab. The CM asked t
he differently- abled people to sit beside her on the front seat while the Provincial Ministers, Chief Secretary, Secretaries sat on
the seats behind them. The CM distributed Himat Cards among t
he differently-abled people under the “Chief Min
ister Himmat Card Programme.”
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CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif while delivering a comprehensive address in the launching ceremony of Himat Card said, “The Punjab government is giving Himat Cards to such differently-abled persons who lack
the strength to earn their livelihood by getting out of their houses. T
he differently-abled people will no longer be a burden on
the society and on their families after obtaining the Himat Card. I commend Provincial Min
ister Sohail Shoukat, Secretary, DG and his team on providing assistance in the issuance of Himat Card. T
he differently-abled people possess
the strength more than all of us. They do not give up hope, courage and patience despite facing hard
ships and distress. T
he differently-abled people can enrol themselves in the Himat Card Program by writing a letter to CM Punjab and Social Welfare Department. An amount of Rs.10500 is not much for three months but anyhow they can get some sort of facility and financial assistance. We will also provide artificial limbs to t
he differently-abled people. T
he differently-abled people are in fact the test of rulers and
the society. I will do whatever I can to mitigate the distress and difficulties of t
he differently-abled people. I felt surprised overseeing the ability of differently-abled youth for making sketches despite being deprived of their arms and legs.”
A documentary film titled “Hope and Success Journey” was presented in the launching ceremony of Himat Card. The documentary film was being presented by the Bank of Punjab in order to highlight various constructive steps of the Punjab government including Himat Card Project. Provincial Min
ister for Social Welfare Sohail Shaukat Butt apprised about the Himat Card Program in his key note address. The national anthem was also presented for t
he differently-abled children in their sign language during the ceremony. The proceedings of the ceremony for t
he differently-abled people was presented in their sign language. Rana Muhammad Adeel belonging to Gujrat obtained the first Himat Card. CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif activated the Himmat Card.
Senator Pervez Rashid, Senior Min
ister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Provincial Min
ister for Information & Culture Azma Zahid Bokhari, Provincial Ministers Sohail Shoukat Butt, Chaudhry Shafay Hussain, Sher Ali Gorchani, Faisal Khokhar, Special Assistants Zeeshan Malik, Rashid Nasrullah, MPA Sania Ashiq, Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, President Punjab Bank, Secretary Social Welfare Mehmood Akhtar, DG Social Welfare Sikandar Zeeshan, Secretaries and other relevant officials were also present in the launching ceremony.
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