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Government Unveils Major Education Transformation Plan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced a comprehensive education reform agenda on Thursday, unveiling the Nawaz Sharif Schools of Eminence initiative to provide global-standard education to underprivileged students across the province .
Addressing the launch event, Maryam stated that these institutions would become role-model schools equipped with IT labs and libraries, with plans to expand to every tehsil in Punjab . “We are bringing revolutionary reforms to the education sector and will modernise it through educational reforms,” she said .
Key Education Initiatives
- 300 Nawaz Sharif Schools being established across Punjab
- 10,000 of 49,000 schools already upgraded
- Highest-ever education budget allocated
- Teacher training at international level for Schools of Eminence
- Honhaar scholarships for university education
- 500,000 daughters being trained for women empowerment
- iPads and laptops for students lacking resources
- 100,000 electric bikes free of cost (no down payment for girls, Rs15,000 for boys)
Maryam emphasized bridging the gap between public and private schools, stating: “Public educational institutions will be brought on a par with private schools” .
Housing, Agriculture, and Infrastructure
The CM announced 200,000 houses under the Apni Chhat Apna Ghar scheme, with 700 houses being built daily. The scope will expand to 500,000 houses .
Agricultural initiatives include:
- 30,000 families receiving land at Rs100/year lease
- Young people getting up to 5 acres at Rs50,000/acre
- Apna Khet Apna Rozgar scheme for farmers
Infrastructure projects include 40,000 km of roads, metro bus projects in Faisalabad and Gujranwala, and Pakistan’s first state-of-the-art hospital .
Appeal for PML-N in AJK Elections
Maryam urged Azad Kashmir voters to support PML-N in the upcoming elections, promising development projects and vowing that “We will not allow anyone to disturb the peace of Azad Kashmir” .
