CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the ‘Himmat Card’ initiative yesterday to facilitate persons with disabilities (PWDs). Senior officials including Senior Minister Punjab Marriyum Aurangzeb, Punjab Minister Social Welfare & Bait-ul-Maal (SW&BM) Sohail Shaukat Butt, Chief Secretary of Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman, Secretary SW&BM Javed Akhtar Mehmood and Chairman PITB Faisal Yousaf were present at the occasion.
The ‘Himmat Card’ aims at financially assisting deserving PWDs with a quarterly stipend of PKR 10,500. The purpose is to help alleviate the economic challenges faced by those who are unable to participate in the workforce.
CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif appreciated the key stakeholders including the Chairman PITB Faisal Yousaf and PITB ADG Muhammad Kashif Farooq for successfully rolling out the ‘Himmat Card’ initiative.