On the advice of provincial government, the Rawalpindi administration has decided to enrol the handicapped people in the govt. institutions. In this connection task has been given to social welfare department for the enrolment of blind and other handicapped males and females in different govt. and semi govt. institutions, while few institutions will enrol people by themselves.
According to informed sources the provincial govt. had ordered the concerned departments of Rawalpindi to enrol the blind and retarded people on the vacant positions in various departments so that they also may get respectful jobs in the society. in the light of govt. Orders the males and female blinds and retarded would be enrolled on three years contract in provincial institution, Rawalpindi like education department, health department, and the others including social welfare.
The visually impaired people have been holding repeated protests demanding honourable jobs to enable them to earn their livelihood. During a protest demonstration in Lahore, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had promised to look into their demands.
