Punjab CM unveils Rs1m to Rs30m interest-free loans for entrepreneurs

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has launched the Easy Business Program under which interest-free loans ranging from Rs1 million to Rs30 million will be provided to the public.

Speaking at the launch ceremony of the Easy Business Program in Lahore, Maryam Nawaz said that over the past year, the national economy has improved, and people's standard of living has increased. “No matter what anyone says, Pakistan has taken off,” she added.

CM Maryam mentioned that the government starting a process of providing interest-free, easy loans to people for business purposes.

She criticized the PTI, saying that “some people used to claim that development wouldn’t come from roads, but if roads don’t lead to development, will burning and destruction achieve anything?”

Earlier, Maryam Nawaz launched the Easy Business Program in Punjab and distributed checks and cards worth Rs300,000 to Rs30 million among the successful candidates under the program.

Maryam Nawaz also inquired about the details of the businesses of those receiving the checks. The loans provided under the program are interest-free and can be repaid in easy installments over a period of three years.