PESHAWAR: Department of Higher Education Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ehsaas Educational Scholarship Program Wednesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for award of scholarships to as many as 1.3 million deserving students of the province.
Under the program the male students would get Rs 3500 and female students to get 4000 quarterly payment, said Kamran Bangash, Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Higher Education, adding that the program would have a positive impact on admissions to higher education institutions.
He said that as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan the Chief Minister Mahmood Khan took historic steps for development and promotion of higher education sector in the province.
He said that Rehmat-ul-lil-Aalameen Scholarship Program is underway in the province under which it is providing financial assistance to poor students under various programs, while measures are also being taken to introduce education card in the province.