CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Laptop Scheme

CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Laptop Scheme

Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, sets a target of distributing laptops to students within 90 days.

Under the Chief Minister's Laptop and Merit Scholarship Program, students across Punjab will receive the latest Core i7, 13th generation laptops.

The Chief Minister has directed that laptops be provided to 2,000 minority students and high achievers from matriculation and intermediate (F.SC) examinations. Successful students will also receive a guard of honor.

Under this initiative, 20,000 university students, 14,000 college students, 4,000 students from the industry and agriculture sectors, and 2,000 medical and dental students will receive laptops. Of these, 32% of the recipients will be from southern Punjab.

Under the Chief Minister's Laptop Scheme, 5,000 laptops will be distributed in the next 30 days, and 35,000 laptops will be provided by February 20. Students from fields such as computer science, medicine, science, engineering, social sciences, business, languages, and agriculture will also receive laptops. Moreover, 30,000 students from public educational institutions and 10,000 students from private institutions across Punjab will be awarded scholarships.

According to the briefing, under the Chief Minister's Merit Scholarship Program, 18,000 female students will be awarded scholarships covering their full tuition fees for four to five years.

A total of 68,329 applications were received for the merit scholarship, and the verification process for 34,290 applications has been completed. Public sector universities in Punjab have seen a 15.5% increase in enrollment above the set target.

Additionally, the appointment of vice-chancellors in bulk sector universities has been completed, and the process is ongoing for six others. One university position will be readvertised.

CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Laptop Scheme