A government official has announced that the Prime Minister’s youth loan program had been extended to provide financial assistance to commercial enterprises and laptop purchases.
The decision was revealed by Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, special assistant to the Prime Minister of Youth Affairs, who said that the State Bank of Pakistan had issued an official notification concerning the program.
According to the announcement, students aged 18 to 30 are currently enrolled in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) – approved establishments may request laptop loans.
In addition, the program was extended to support young people looking for jobs abroad. As part of this initiative, those who plan to work abroad can receive up to 1 million loan rupees to cover training, visa and travel costs.
Rana Mashhood stressed that the government is committed to creating more opportunities for young people. He noted that more than 186 billion loan rupees have already been disbursed within the framework of the Prime Minister’s loan program to empower young people nationwide.
A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made an increase in the loan amount as part of the youth program of 500,000 rupees to 1.5 million rupees.
A revision meeting on small and medium -sized enterprises took place today in Islamabad, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during which the Prime Minister asked a detailed investigation to be carried out soon to facilitate companies.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister underlined the alignment of the installations provided to small and medium -sized enterprises on international standards by implementing models from developed countries.
He also ordered that a special ensemble for women entrepreneurs from small businesses was prepared and presented soon.
The Prime Minister noted that small and medium -sized enterprises (SMEs) are essential for global economic development. The government is committed to encouraging SMEs to promote entrepreneurship in Pakistan staff.
Shehbaz Sharif stressed that the government is working to empower young people and women entrepreneurs to create independent work and generate more job possibilities.
