The Punjab government will provide free solar lamps to 5,700 students from Rawalpindi division schools.
The lamps will be provided under Punjab Ujala programme. These lamps will be delivered to students who have secured requisite marks in 9th class examination. .
As many as 1,791 students have been selected from district Rawalpindi, 1,122 from district Attock, 1,603 district Chakwal and 1,184 from district Jhelum for provision of solar lamps. About 60,000 students throughout Punjab have been declared eligible to get these lamps as per set criterion.