300,000 laptops distributed among students in three years

Islamabad: Total number of 300,000 laptops distributed under Prime Minister Youth Programme (PMYP) during the period of three years 2014-2017.According to the official sources the scheme aims to provide basis for youth training and development as well as experimental learning through this programme.The government selected the candidates who have more than 2.88 CGPA in this programme.Laptops distributed to the students of Allama Iqbal University and Virtual University of Pakistan and many other students belonging to different colleges and universities according to the criteria of the scheme, he said.Initially, the laptops were distributed among public sector universities and later, colleges and technical colleges had also been included in the scheme, he added. —