The prime minister of Pakistan has launched the Ehsaas Education Stipends Program for deserving students so that they can continue their education without having any financial constraints. While addressing the launching ceremony of the Ehsaas program the PM said that according to the reported data, more than 20 million children are not going to the schools. The importance has not been paid to the education of the children and the need of the hour is to provide the solution for this issue. The children are considered as the asset of the country as they have to play a significant role in the development of the country.
Ehsaas Education Stipends Program
The basic purpose of providing the stipend to the students is to encourage the students so that they can attend the schools. Moreover, the PM also added the ratio of the girls is more than the boys who were out of the schools. Special attention will be paid to the education of the girls as the well-educated women will be of great benefit to society. The women have to teach the students and manage the entire household which has a lot of social impacts. There are also many issues that are also needed to be addressed for the betterment of education. Furthermore many people living in the various areas of the country had demanded to open the schools for the girls so it is the duty of the government to facilitate them. The PM has ensured that the information technology will be incorporated in the program for the transparency and elimination of corruption. By using the IT the deserving students will be selected according to the devised eligibility criteria and the stipend will be provided to the needy students.
Stipend For Students
According to the statement issued by the PM office, the stipend will be provided to those students only who can ensure 70% attendance in the schools. Through the Ehsaas Education Stipends Program, the stipends are for primary, secondary, and higher secondary education, and also the amount of stipend has been kept higher for girls. The program has been launched nationwide across all districts. It has been said that the boys will recieve stipends of Rs1,500 and girls Rs2,000 at the primary level. The boys will get Rs2, 500 and girls Rs3,000 at the secondary level and at the higher secondary level, boys will get Rs3,500 and girls Rs 4,000.