Govt restore Prime Minister’s laptop scheme. Special Assistant to PM on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced that the federal government has decided to restore Laptop Scheme and other many schemes under Prime Minister’s Youth Program (PMYP).
She made the statement while addressing a press conference along with Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb.
The SAPM said that government would allocate 100,000 laptops between deserving students this year under Prime Minister Laptop Scheme program.
Sharing facts about laptop scheme, she said: “There will be 50 per cent share of women while transgender also accommodated.” Shaza Fatima went onto say that the quota of Balochistan also doubled.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will soon launch this scheme,” she added.
Under Skills Development Program, the Special Assistant said over 100,000 youth will be provided with training in different fields with special focus on IT.
Previously, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed hinted at restoring Prime Minister Laptop Scheme.
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The HEC chairman made the announcement although speaking with journalists in Karachi.
The chairman additional shared that the HEC will also initiate a program for online courses for students in Pakistan’s universities with support from Microsoft and different global organizations.