Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz on Friday gave the green signal to restart her party’s laptop scheme for students after a gap of seven years.
Punjab government announced that laptops will be given to students, it was decided in a meeting presided by Maryam about higher education sector reforms, wherein a detailed briefing was also given on promotion of laptop and transport facility for students.
Punjab has almost 0.65 million students, 44 per cent of whom are boys and 56 per cent are girls.
Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat, Information Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari, the chief secretary, secretary higher education and other officials also attended the meeting.
