{"id":265850,"date":"2022-06-12T09:37:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T04:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=265850"},"modified":"2022-06-12T09:37:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T04:37:44","slug":"govt-increased-hec-budget-by-68-to-bring-back-laptop-scheme-ahsan-iqbal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/govt-increased-hec-budget-by-68-to-bring-back-laptop-scheme-ahsan-iqbal-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt increased HEC budget by 68%, to bring back laptop scheme: Ahsan Iqbal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NAROWAL<br \/>\nFederal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Saturday said that the government has increased the higher education budget by 68% under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). \u201cWe have raised the budget from Rs23 billion and set the target for Rs44 billion,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nHis remarks came a day after the government presented the federal budget worth Rs9.5 trillion while addressing the Paigham-e-Pakistan conference in Narowal on Saturday. The planning minister said that the government has a vision to establish at least one university in every district of the country. \u201cIt is our duty to give opportunities to youth for the higher education and skills so that they can contribute back to the economy,\u201d Iqbal maintained. He further announced a project to establishing 250 vocational institutes across the country to provide a better employment opportunity. \u201cWe will be bringing the laptop scheme once again,\u201d Iqbal said, adding that the government has \u201cnot enough finances\u201d to giveaway laptops to everyone.<br \/>\nThe merit-based procedure will be followed, he added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAROWAL Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Saturday said that the government has increased the higher education budget by 68% under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). \u201cWe have raised the budget from Rs23 billion and set the target for Rs44 billion,\u201d he added. 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