PM inaugurates Ehsaas School Stipend program for deserving households

Speaking on the occasion, the premier said that an important aspect of this program is that it will help to bring out school children especially the girls to the educational institutions.

“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,” he stressed.

Emphasizing upon the education of girls to uplift the society, the Prime Minister was appreciative of keeping the stipend of female students higher in Ehsaas School Stipend Program.

“The use of technology will help ensure transparency and no fake entries in the stipend program,” he revealed.

Imran further noted that it is government’s responsibility to extend facilitation and establish schools in areas where these are accessible to the children.

Earlier in her remarks,

Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar briefed about the stipend program. She said 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.

Sania Nishtar said 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.