Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said revolutionary programs for the youth initiated in the province at a cost of billions of rupees were yielding positive and encouraging results.
Talking to a delegation of assembly members, Shahbaz said thousands of poor and unemployed but talented and intelligent youth were benefiting from the programs launched by Pakistan Muslim League-N government.
He said it was the utmost effort of the Punjab government that the youth were given their due right through these programs, like green tractor scheme, laptop scheme, self-employment scheme, provision of buses for colleges, solar panels and bio-gas pilot projects.
He said other provinces were also following the programs started for the youth by the PML-N government, which was a reflection of their confidence in these successful programmes.
The chief minister said a new identity had been given to the youth through youth programs and equal opportunities of progress had become available to them.
He said 200 buses were being provided to the colleges across the province, while 1,200 buses were being purchased for public transport.
He said arrangements were being made for plying special buses for the dwellers of backward and poor areas.
The CM said interest-free small loans were being given under the Chief Minister’s employment scheme with a sum of Rs 2 billion and loans of Rs 15,000 to 50,000 were being offered for small businesses.
He said the distribution of loans through mosques, imam bargahs and churches was a welcome step.
