Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government allocated Rs 388.66 million for the promotion of female education in the comparatively underdeveloped districts of Torghar and Kohistan.
An official of the education department announced that funds had been allocated to ensure an increased enrolment of girls in schools and to lower the drop-out ratio.
The grant aimed at lifting female literacy rate and encouraging education for girls in underdeveloped districts of Torghar and Kohistan.
He said that 1,250 merit scholarships of Rs 1500 each would be provided from classes one to five for the next five years.
Another 1,250 scholarships of Rs 2000 each had been chalked out for classes 6th to 10th for the next five years, he added.