PM Imran Khan launches Ehsaas School Stipend program across country

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has launched Ehsaas School Stipend program for the deserving households across the country in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Addressing the ceremony, the Prime Minister has said that an important aspect of this Ehsaas School Stipend program is that it will help bring the out of school children especially the girls to the educational institutions. He regretted that no attention was paid in the past for the promotion of education and that is why about twenty million children today are out of school.

PM Imran Khan has also emphasized upon the education of girls to uplift the society and he was appreciative of keeping the stipend of female students higher in Ehsaas School Stipend Program. He said the use of technology will help ensure transparency and no fake entries in the stipend program.

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The Prime Minister further stated that it is responsibility of the government to extend facilitation and establish schools in areas where these are accessible to the children.

Earlier in her remarks, the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar has said that this scholarship scheme is for the students up to higher secondary level. She said the scholarship will be given to those deserving parents who will ensure at least seventy percent presence of their children in schools.

The Special Assistant further stated that we are working closely with the Ministry of Education to bring the out of school children to schools in order to uplift the poor households.

“Poverty survey has been completed and the Ehsaas program will be further accelerated in days ahead,” she added.