ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar on Saturday said as many as 200,000 students from the underprivileged areas will benefit from a Rs24 billion Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship programme over a period of four years.
In a tweet, she recalled Prime Minister Imran Khan had launched the programme last year in November.
She said the programme will help impart higher education to a total of 200,000 students (50 per cent girls) from the less-developed areas over a period of four years. She added a 2 per cent quota has been allocated for the special persons.
In order to help the deserving youth get higher education, a total of 50,000 scholarships would be given every year, Dr Sania Nishtar explained, adding academic performance of a student would decide whether he or she would continue to get financial assistance in future.
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She said the scholarship entails a complete tuition fee and a Rs4000 monthly stipend.
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