Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday listened to people’s problems on the social networking website facebook through video message and issued orders for their resolution.
Replying to a question of Mian Raheel from Faisalabad, the chief minister said the Punjab government had set up the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund eight years ago and the volume of this educational fund had increased to Rs 16 billion. He said that talented but deserving male and female students were getting education at prestigious educational institutions through this educational fund. Sharif said that Rs 5.6 billion had been given to the deserving students in scholarship so far. He said that more than 0.1 million boy and girl students were getting education through this educational fund.
He said that the annual budget of the PEEF was being increased from Rs 2 billion to Rs 4 billion. He said the number of scholarships would be increased in this educational fund and more than 0.2 million talented but deserving students would be given scholarships in a year.
The chief minister said that students of other provinces, including Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and FATA had also been included in this revolutionary programme of the Punjab government which had promoted national unity and brotherhood.
He said that education was the key to removing darkness of ignorance and bringing prosperity, adding that the amount of scholarships had been sent to students of the Government College University Faisalabad. To another question from Junaid Aslam of Daska, Sharif said that teachers had been recruited only on merit throughout the province and 1,470 educators were recruited in Sialkot in the ongoing year. He said that the verification of educational certificates of the educators after recruitment was a part of policy of recruitment under merit.
The chief minister said that the salaries of those educators whose certificates were verified, had been paid online and the salaries of the remaining educators would be paid online after verification of their certificates.
In response to a question of Sana Zahoor from Faisalabad, the chief minister said that if connivance of anyone was proved regarding illegal possession of land of the Government Primary School Rahmania, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, strict action would be taken. He said that a high level committee had been constituted for investigation into the issue. He said that punishment would be awarded to land grabbers and action would be taken in the light of the report of the inquiry committee.
Replying to a question of Muhammad Ali Anjum from Jhelum, Sharif said that he would not allow any excess committed against the people in the name of parking fees at the DHQ Hospital Jhelum. He said that parking fees would have to be paid only one time during 24 hours in the hospital.
The chief minister said that he would not allow anyone to receive parking fees repeatedly, adding that action would be taken against the contractor receiving excess fee. In response to a question of Gulzeb Gul of Sahiwal, Sharif said that the problems of the students of Sahiwal College affiliated with the Bahauddin Zakariya University would be redressed. He said that an inquiry had been ordered into the matter. He said that no one would be allowed to play with the future of the students.
