LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has set a target of providing laptops to students within 90 days.
Under the Chief Minister’s Laptop and Merit Scholarship Scheme, the latest 13th generation Core i7 laptops will be provided to students of Punjab. CM Maryam directed that 2,000 laptops be distributed among minority students and students holding positions in the FSC and FSC exams.
A total of 20,000 university students, 14,000 college students, 4,000 students from industrial and agricultural sectors and 2,000 students from medical and dental colleges will receive laptops.
Of the students who will receive laptops, 32% are from South Punjab.
As per the plan, 5,000 laptops will be distributed within 30 days, with a total of 35,000 laptops to be distributed by February 20.
Students from Computer Science, Medical, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Business, Languages, Veterinary, and Agriculture fields will also receive laptops.
