Lahore, October 16, 2021 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has announced to grant the status of the university to Govt. Viqar-un-Nisa Postgraduate College for Women Rawalpindi adding that ring road and nullah Lai expressway have also been approved today.
While extending congratulations to Sh. Rasheed Ahmad and other parliamentarians, the CM announced that one billion rupees will be given to Viqar-un-Nisa University originally while four faculties will be established in the first phase. While addressing a ceremony at Govt. Viqar-un-Nisa Postgraduate College for Women on Friday, the CM announced that work is in progress on 371 development schemes, valuing 132 billion rupees, to develop the Rawalpindi city.
The ring road and Nullah Lai Expressway projects will prove game-changer enterprises to benefit the locals, he continued and further stated to develop Rawalpindi as a model city as the locals have always reposed their trust over PM Imran Khan. Women education is a priority agenda and ample higher education opportunities are available for female students in Rawalpindi as 60 girls colleges have been providing education in the division, he remarked.
The government was committed to delivering, instead of making tall claims, and composite development was being ensured, he maintained. The CM pointed out that a total of 124 per cent increase has been made in the health budget while 286 per cent and 29 per cent raises have been made in higher education and schools education budgets, respectively.
Meanwhile, a total of 21 universities were being set up in Punjab as six universities have been established while approval has been granted to nine other universities. Alongside, steps were being taken to set up six more universities, he continued.
Four universities are in the Rawalpindi division while steps were being taken to establish a university in Attock, he appended. The talented but needy students have been given 10574 Rahmatul-Lil-Alameen scholarships worth 27.38 crores while 677 PEEF scholarships will also be provided.
A total of 29142 Rahmatul-Lil-Alameen scholarships of one billion rupees will be awarded this year, he summed. Similarly, ‘Seerat Chairs’ have been established in IUB, Ghazi University DG Khan, Okara University, GCU Faisalabad, University of Chakwal and Bahauddin Zakariya University to assist with research. An effort has been made to ensure the participation of people from all walks of life in Ashra Shan-e-Rahmatul-Lil-Alameen, concluded the CM. Federal Minister Sh. Rasheed Ahmad, Provincial Minister Raja Yasir Humayun and the college principal also spoke on the occasion.
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