Deserving students to get scholarships, says minister

SWABI: Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Higher Education Kamran Bangash said on Tuesday Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had started awarding Ehsaas scholarships to poor and deserving students of the province so that no student could remain deprived of the education.

Addressing the cheque distribution ceremony of Ehsaas programme at University of Swabi, he said the government wanted to facilitate the poor students to get quality education and for this purpose Ehsaas scholarship programme was launched.

He appreciated the performance of the University of Swabi in this regard and said that with the initiatives of VC Prof Dr Syed Muhammad Mukarram Shah, University of Swabi would be on the path of development. “The students are an asset for the society and they should have to work hard to lead the society in good and disciplined manners,” he added.

He also emphasized upon teaching faculty to bring positive change in their attitudes so that the students could follow them.