Scholarships, loans worth billions disbursed among youths, PM told

Over 101,447 skill scholarships worth Rs4.7 billion have been disbursed so far among the youths under Kamyab Jawan Skill for All Programme, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar told Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday.

The SAPM, during a meeting with the premier, told that around 16,617 concessional business loans totalling Rs23 billion had also been given to the youths under Youth Entrepreneur Scheme.

Usman Dar, who presented a two-year report on the performance of the Kamyab Jawan Program told the prime minister that under the programme, five more pro-youth initiatives would be launched soon.

The initiatives include the establishment of Kamyab Jawan Centres in 106 universities, the launch of Green Youth Movement, Kamyab Jawan Innovation League, Kamyab Jawan Talent Hunt Sports League, Kamyab Jawan Sports Academies, and Sports Gala.

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PM Imran emphasised all-out measures for the inclusion of youth in all sectors to make them contribute to achieving the great goals.

He said 68% of Pakistan’s population was below 30 years of age due to which the government was striving for converting this huge population into a great asset to benefit from their capabilities through education and skill training.

The prime minister said the government was focused on exploiting the youth’s energy for the socio-economic development of the country as they were the catalyst of a change in society.