Quetta : Prime Minister's scheme of fees reimbursement for the student of less developed areas has launched on Wednesday by finance minister Ishaq Dar.
The Rs 1.2 billion scheme is aimed at encouraging talented students of the less developed areas of Baluchistan, Sindh, Southern Punjab, D.I Khan, Gilgit-Baltistan and FATA in their pursuit of higher education by reimbursing the hundred percent education expenses of the post-graduate student undertaking Masters, MPhil and PhD level degrees.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar while inaugurating the scheme said that total of 33,400 students from 59 districts of the country will be benefited from the scheme which will continue during the tenure of the government.
Although it is unclear that what how the students will benefit from the scheme, but still it will not only help poor student to pursue the higher education but also help a lot in the promotion of research based education in Pakistan.