Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that special children are not less than the normal children with regard to talent and ability and they can be made useful citizens by providing best educational and training facilities.
Shahbaz Sharif said this while talking to teachers and children at PAF School of Special Children Cantt.
He said that Punjab government is implementing a comprehensive programme of rehabilitation, look after, education and training of special children.
The Chief Minister said that educational facilities have been improved in special children institutions and talented special children have also been included in the laptops distribution programme. He said that Punjab government is providing every possible assistance to the institutions working for the rehabilitation of special children.
Shahbaz Sharif said that besides monthly stipend, government is also providing books, uniform, transport, equipments and other facilities free of cost to the children in the institutions of rehabilitation of special children. He said that special children need special attention of the society and PAF School of Special Children Cantt is playing an important role with regard to education and training of special children.