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Islamabad, May 11, 2023 (PPI-OT): Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has advised the university students with special needs to sharpen their mental strength which he termed as the key to success. He was addressing a ceremony held at HEC Secretariat on Wednesday in connection with distribution of electric wheelchairs among students under the last phase of the Prime Minister’s Electric Wheelchair for University Students.
Fifty students received electric wheelchairs during the ceremony. In the first phase of the scheme, launched in 2017, 206 electric wheelchairs were provided to physically challenged university students, while 159 wheelchairs were handed over to students in the second phase. Some wheelchair recipients also expressed their views on the occasion and appreciated the Government and HEC for effectively implementing the Prime Minister’s Electric Wheelchair Scheme.
Later, the Minister launched HEC’s Research for Innovation portal. The Executive Director HEC briefed the Minister on the salient features of the RFI portal and how it will strengthen the linkage among academia, industry and Government to accelerate the process of commercializing the academic research. The Minister appreciated the objectives of the portal and expressed hope that it will strengthen the linkages among academia, industry and Government.
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