Change in social Behaviour towards impaired persons is needed: Dr. Arif Alvi 

Islamabad, November 13, 2021 (PPI-OT):Dr Arif Alvi President of Pakistan while addressing launching ceremony of Boltay Huroof application said that federal government had introduced schemes in order to financially empower the special persons and the women.

However, social behaviour needs to be changed to boost up this stratum of the society. He appreciated the step of making application that will enable visually impaired persons to translate Urdu into Braille language.

He added that stipend of two thousand each for about two million impaired persons had been fixed, whereas, soft loans were being provided to the women. However, owing to lack of awareness majority of the women could not have profited from the facility. Governor State Bank Mr. Raza Baqir and CEO Boltay Huroof Mr. Hafiz Sheikh Omer also addressed on the occasion.

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