Maryam launches ‘Life Easy Programme’ for special persons

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has launched the Life Easy Programme to provide essential assistive devices to people with disabilities.

“Ease and convenience will be provided to hearing-impaired individuals through hearing aids,” said the chief minister at the launch event.

She emphasized the project’s goal of ensuring accessibility and independence for special persons.

The chief minister said, “With a wheelchair, persons with disabilities will no longer need assistance for mobility.” Under this programme, eligible individuals can apply for wheelchairs and hearing aids. Applications can be submitted online via the Social Welfare Department’s portal (awc.punjab.gov.pk), enabling applicants to complete the process from the comfort of their homes.

Highlighting the government’s commitment, Maryam Nawaz said, “The rehabilitation of special persons is among the Punjab government’s top priorities. I want them to live lives as easy and fulfilling as others. Seeing special people happy is one of life’s greatest joys.”

A few weeks earlier, the chief minister had announced this initiative to provide assistive devices to improve the lives of persons with disabilities.

Under the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the registration process for the Dhee Rani Programme has been completed. By the deadline, 4,957 applications had been received for the programme, which facilitates mass marriages for underprivileged girls. In the programme’s first phase, the Punjab government has allocated Rs500 million for the marriages of 1,500 couples. The Punjab Social Welfare and Baitul Mal Department will oversee a total of 3,000 mass marriages at the cost of Rs1 billion. Provincial Minister for Social Welfare Sohail Shaukat Butt said that the highest number of applications came from Muzaffargarh (307), followed by Lahore (269), while the lowest number was recorded in Gujrat (15).