PM Imran launches ‘largest ever’ scholarship programme – Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the "largest needs-based scholarship program."

Addressing the launch ceremony, the prime minister said the program will bring a great change in society. He said that the best way to reduce poverty is to provide opportunities for students from poor families.

He regretted that an educational system of the colonial era worked in the country and criticized the multiple educational systems that exist in Pakistan. "Three parallel systems – half English, half Urdu and religious seminars – were running in society, which was a great injustice and nobody tried [fix it] or talk about it, "he said.

"According to the last update I received, some 800,000 students are studying under the Middle English system, 30 million under the Urdu medium and 2.5 million students are enrolled in Madrassahs," he said.

He said that under the program 50,000 scholarships will be offered each year. Of the total, a two percent quota will be allocated for students with physical disabilities, the prime minister announced, adding that 50{7be40b84a6a43fc4fae13304fce9a2695859798abfc41afd127b9f8b21c5f9c5} of the scholarships will be awarded to women.

He also emphasized the importance of a high literacy rate among women.

& # 39; Ehsaas for Students & # 39; It is another project of the social welfare program of the Ehsaas government and aims to provide scholarships to some 200,000 students from low-income families over the next four years. The government will award 50,000 scholarships each year, half of which will be awarded to women, the prime minister said. in a tweet the present day.

"I will launch the largest undergraduate scholarship program based on the needs of Pakistan's history today. 200,000 scholarships will be awarded in the next 4 years, 50,000 each year, 50{7be40b84a6a43fc4fae13304fce9a2695859798abfc41afd127b9f8b21c5f9c5} of these for women to promote the development of human capital under me @ Ehsaas_Pk umbrella, "said the prime minister.

The project aims to "ensure that no student is deprived of education due to financial need." Scholarships will be awarded to students admitted to any public sector university "for merit," whose family income is "below the poverty line."

The program also encourages students with different abilities to apply and / or those who come from rural or remote areas. The scholarship would cover student enrollment and also provide them with a stipend.

The deadline to apply for scholarships is December 10.

Ehsaas is an ambitious social security and poverty alleviation program launched by the Pakistani government Tehreek-i-Insaf. Since the launch of the program earlier this year, the prime minister has opened multiple social assistance projects under the Ehsaas umbrella, including Ehsaas-Saylani Langar Scheme and Panah-gah to provide food and shelter to the poor.