LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz on Friday approved the laptop scheme for students after a seven-year gap.
A meeting related to higher education sector reforms was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, in which the Chief Minister was briefed on the promotion of higher education, laptop and transport facility for female students.
On this occasion, Maryam Nawaz approved the laptop scheme and said that after 7 years the students of Punjab will be given the latest laptops again. She said 20,000 electric bikes are also being given to the students across the province.
Maryam Nawaz said that international standard university in every district and college at tehsil level are our goals.
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Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Friday gave approval to the ‘Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Kisan Card Project’ aimed at uplifting the agriculture sector and socio-economic condition of farmers in the province.
The CM presided over the meeting related to agricultural reforms here. She said that under the Kisan card 500,000 small farmers would be given loans on easy terms. This loan will be worth Rs150 billion and given in one year. Farmers would also be given loans of Rs 30,000 for per acre land for purchase of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides.
