LAHORE:
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif launched Phase II of the Honhar Scholarship Programme, under which the government will pay the educational expenses of 30,000 students annually for the next four years.
At a ceremony held at FAST National University of Computer Science and Engineering, Islamabad, the Prime Minister said: “Under this scholarship programme, talented students can pursue higher studies in top institutions without worrying about their financial situation. The Punjab government is responsible for paying 100 percent of the educational expenses of successful students under the program.”
He said, “Students of 65 universities, 12 medical and dental colleges and 359 colleges in Punjab are receiving the scholarships from Chief Minister Honhar. Students of 68 subjects and disciplines will be able to meet their educational expenses through scholarships under the program “.
Students below 22 years of age residing in Punjab will be eligible for the scholarship. The monthly income of the parents of the eligible student must be less than Rs 300,000.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said, “To ensure transparency in the Scholarship Programme, all applications were received and processed through an online portal.”
He added: “In addition to the committee of each educational institution, the scrutiny process was also carried out by a committee at the provincial level, and the entire process was supervised by a steering committee chaired by Chief Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb.”
The Chief Minister highlighted, “The first ceremony of Honhar Scholarship Program was held at Punjab University in which scholarships were awarded to 2,473 students, while in the second ceremony held at FAST University Islamabad, the scholarships will be distributed among a total of 2,570 students of Rawalpindi division.”
He said, “Under the Honhar Scholarship Programme, 1,886 students of UET Lahore were awarded scholarships.”
He added that 1,660 scholarships were for students from public sector universities, while 637 were for students from private sector universities.
