Punjab's first food and agriculture museum set up

30,000 students to benefit from 'Honahar Scholarship'

JARANWALA:

Punjab Higher Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has announced that the provincial government was providing scholarships to 30,000 students under the "Honahar Scholarship" programme. The initiative, aimed at fostering educational opportunities and securing a bright future for students, will benefit those from 50 public universities, medical colleges, and private institutions like COMSATS, the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), and FAST.

Speaking as the chief guest at the launch of the country's first food and agriculture museum at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), Rana Sikandar emphasised the government's commitment to quality education.

He also chaired an international seminar on the transformative role of Lyallpur Agricultural College in Indo-Pakistani agriculture.

"The Punjab government is launching a laptop scheme for 40,000 students in December," the minister announced, "enabling students to leverage modern technology for research and knowledge."

He also highlighted new academic domains, including agriculture, ICT, nursing, and architecture, to be introduced in the matriculation curriculum.

UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan spoke on the institution's efforts to modernise agriculture over the past 15 years.

He announced plans to convert UAF's old campus into a museum to showcase the evolution of agricultural technologies. UAF, established in 1906 as the Punjab Agricultural College, played a key role in bringing the Green Revolution to the subcontinent. Over the last two years.