LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said Punjab government will pay more than Rs 125 billion annually to meet all educational expenses of 25,000 students.

Presiding over meeting of Education Department, she directed relevant authorities to award prizes to position holders of all education boards in Punjab as well as to teachers of these outstanding students. CM Maryam approved Students Scholarship Programme and Laptop Scheme for students and directed relevant authorities to take necessary measures for their launch. She directed to start transport programme for female students, under which buses will be given to 60 girls’ colleges of Punjab in Phase-I. She directed authorities to take immediate steps for establishment of IT hubs in all districts of Punjab. Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat attended meeting. Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, Principal Secretary to CM Sajid Zafar Dal and Secretary Higher Education Dr. Farrukh Naveed were present.