Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz CM Laptop Scheme 2024-2025 for Honhaar Scholarship Program

Under the program, students will also be presented a guard of honour under the Chief Minister Punjab Laptop Scheme on merit. 20,000 students from universities, 14,000 from colleges, 4000 from technical and agricultural colleges and 2000 from medical and dental colleges will be given laptops. 32 percent of students who receive laptops will include students from South Punjab.

The students will be given 5000 laptops in 30 days and 35,000 laptops by February 20 under the Chief Minister Laptop Scheme. The students of Computer Science, Medical, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Business, Language, Veterinary and Agriculture will be given Laptops. 30,000 students from government educational institutions and 10,000 students from private educational institutions will be awarded scholarships across Punjab.

It was informed in the briefing that 18,000 female students will receive scholarships under the Chief Minister Honhaar Scholarship Program. Full tuition fee of the students up to four to five years will be paid under Honhaar Scholarship Program. It was further apprised in the briefing that 68,329 applications were received for Honhaar Scholarship Program and 34,290 verification of applications has been completed.

An additional enrolment of 15.5 percent has been made in public sector universities of Punjab, exceeding the target. The appointment process of Vice Chancellors in 18 public sector universities and Vice Chancellors of 6 universities is ongoing. Vacancy of one university will be re-advertised.
CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif appreciated the efforts of Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat, Secretary Higher Education Dr. Farrukh Naveed and their team for ensuring transparency in the laptop scheme.

Here are some FAQs about the Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s launch of the Chief Minister Laptop and Honhaar Scholarship Program:

FAQs about the Chief Minister Laptop Scheme

Q1: What is the Chief Minister Laptop Scheme? A1: The Chief Minister Laptop Scheme is an initiative by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif to distribute laptops to students across Punjab. The goal is to provide the latest Core-i7, 13th generation laptops to students based on merit.

Q2: Who is eligible to receive laptops under the Chief Minister Laptop Scheme? A2: Eligible students include those from universities, colleges, technical and agricultural colleges, and medical and dental colleges across Punjab. Special provisions are also made for Matriculation and F.Sc position holders and minority students.

Q3: How many laptops will be distributed, and what is the timeline? A3: A total of 40,000 laptops will be distributed. The distribution aims to provide 5,000 laptops within the first 30 days and reach a total of 35,000 by February 20.

Q4: Which areas will benefit most from the laptop distribution? A4: Students from all over Punjab will benefit, with 32 percent of the laptops specifically allocated to students from South Punjab.

Q5: What criteria are used to select students for the laptop scheme? A5: Students are selected based on merit from various fields including Computer Science, Medical, Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Business, Language, Veterinary, and Agriculture.