MULTAN: Director Operations of National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) Sajid Ali paid visit to camp office of Waseela Education Program here Friday.
Talking to media persons, he said that Punjab government in collaboration with the national Ehsas Program, was providing financial assistance to deserving students.
He said the NCHD has registered 275,000 students, adding that Ehsas-program and NCHD together have registered 550,000 poor boys and girls in Punjab until now to provide them scholarship for completing education. The target of registration would be increased to 700,000 boys and girls by April 2022, he said.
Sajid Ali said it is initiative of PM Imran Khan that the women who are registered with Ehsas Program and their children would not be going to school following poverty given incentives.
They would be given money under quarterly basis so that their education not get cut off due to shortage of money.
He said that an MoU has been signed between NCHD and Ehsas Program at the national level on direction of incumbent government in this regard.
Hr said teams are paying visit to homes of beneficiaries of Ehsas Program to register their children. He said Rs.1500 to 2000 rupees are offered for primary children, Rs. 2500 to 3000 for middle class and Rs. 3500 to 4000 for high school children on monthly basis.
According to him, the teams are going door to door calling the women registered with the Program and have enrolled their children to take the required incentive.
So that no child can deprive of education in future due to poverty or lack of resources, he said.