Stipend programme being introduced for secondary education: Sania

Last updated on: 20 March,2021 06:51 pm

Stipend programme being introduced for secondary education: Sania

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The government has decided to roll out an education stipend programme for secondary education under Ehsaas-e-Taleem program.

Presiding over a meeting in Islamabad, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection Dr. Sania Nishtar said aiming to tackle very low enrollment rates; Waseela-e-Taleem is being expanded to secondary education level.

Currently, there are 18.7 million out of school children, in the age group 6 to 16, in the country.