Punjab Announces Scholarships and Electric Bus Facility for Students

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved measures to standardize college education across Punjab, including transport support and expanded scholarships for students.

The decisions were taken during a meeting reviewing projects of the School Education Department and Higher Education Department. Under the plan, all commerce colleges in Punjab will be affiliated with public universities, including 36 colleges in 29 districts to be affiliated with 19 government universities.

The chief minister also approved the establishment of modern IT labs in 166 public colleges across the province. She directed that minority students be provided laptops on open merit, while scholarships have been allocated for students, including those with visual impairments and other special needs, in the second phase.

Officials said Google will offer free certification courses to more than 100,000 students in Punjab. The meeting was informed that 98 percent of students expressed satisfaction with the Chief Minister’s laptop scheme.

In addition, nearly 994,000 students appeared in Grade 8 assessment exams under the Punjab Examination Commission, with a pass rate of 92 percent among girls and 84 percent among boys. The chief minister expressed satisfaction over girls securing the top three positions in the assessment.