- Punjab to establish Nawaz Sharif schools in every tehsil: CM.
- Maryam urges parents to keep children away from unsafe places.
- CM encourages students to learn artificial intelligence, robotics and machine learning.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Thursday that Nawaz Sharif Schools of Eminence would be established in every tehsil while students will be given 100,000 free electric bicycles.
Addressing a ceremony in Arifwala, CM Maryam said that the provincial government is transforming government schools into modern educational institutions where children of the poor and the rich will have equal facilities and opportunities.
She also announced that 100,000 laptops and another 50,000 meritorious scholarships will be given to students.
Maryam said law and order situation in Punjab is better, daughters are safe and education erases differences.
Emphasizing the safety of children, the Punjab Chief Minister said that education is the power that opens the doors of development by eliminating social disparities.
She urged parents not to send their children to unsafe places during the rainy season.
CM Maryam said that in recent days 14 children have lost their lives due to the collapse of the roof of a house under construction, which she is extremely saddened by.
She further said that they are responsible for the 130 million people of Punjab and millions of students; therefore, the government gives the highest priority to education and student safety.
Maryam said that the scope of green electric buses is continuously being expanded for children who do not have quality travel facilities so that they can travel safely and comfortably.
The Chief Minister urged the students to proudly say that they are studying in government schools because the government has decided to provide the same facilities in government schools that are available in expensive private educational institutions.
She said education is the greatest leveling force and higher education opens new avenues for human development.
She said there was an extraordinary interest in admission to Nawaz Sharif School of Eminence, with five thousand students taking the test for one thousand seats.
She said the lack of all basic facilities is being addressed at a cost of Rs40 billion in government schools across Punjab, including new classrooms, furniture, bathrooms, clean water, ventilators and other necessary facilities.
She further said that the government is establishing science, technology, mathematics, computer and IT laboratories while for the first time artificial intelligence laboratories are also being set up so that Punjab students can also acquire modern knowledge like children from developed countries of the world.
The Punjab Chief Minister urged the students to learn artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics and said these skills are the guarantee of success in future.
“This is just the beginning of changes in the education sector in Punjab and soon 300 modern schools will be established across the province,” she added.
