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Punjab Extends Laptop Scheme to Private-Sector Students, Earmarks 10,000 Devices

Officials cast it as part of a year-long overhaul focused on data integrity, staffing reform and modernised assessment.

Overview

  • Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat announced the expansion, confirming 10,000 laptops for learners at private institutions under the provincial programme.
  • The government has not released public details on eligibility, distribution timelines or monitoring for the newly included recipients.
  • Officials reported removing nearly two million ghost enrollments and reallocating 26,000 teachers to address shortages and improve transparency.
  • Syllabus and examination changes were introduced, with all provincial education boards shifting to e-marking as part of digitisation efforts.
  • Early learning and welfare measures included establishing ECE rooms in 10,000 schools, providing daily nutrition to about 1.1 million students, upgrading 268 schools and completing merit appointments for 450 college principals and 29 university vice chancellors.