PM Launches Nationwide Ehsaas Education Stipends Program

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan formally opened the Ehsaas Education Stipends Program. The initiative has been launched under the umbrella of the Ehsaas Program to provide Education Stipends to students in the age bracket of 4 to 22 years – i.e. from primary to higher secondary levels.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Dr Sania Nishtar, who is in-charge of the Ehsaas Program and its initiatives, briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan on the countrywide launch of the Ehsaas Education Stipends Program for Primary, Secondary, and Higher Secondary Education.

Under the Ehsaas Education Stipends Program, the students will get stipends from age 4 to 22 years (from primary to higher secondary levels) in order to facilitate their education and alleviate the poor segment of the country. The programme also aims to encourage parents to send their children to school for a proper education rather than having them work at a young age.

As per Ehsaas’ Weighted-In-Favor-Of-Girls Stipends Policy for all conditional cash transfer programs, girls get a higher stipend across all age groups, which signals the government’s intent to facilitate girls’ education. This is meant to encourage parents to send their daughters to school and complete their primary education.

Primary school children are provided Ehsaas Education Stipends of Rs. 1,500 for boy child and Rs. 2,000 per quarter for girl child. Secondary school children are granted Ehsaas Education Stipends of Rs. 2,500 for boys and Rs. 3,000 per quarter for girls. Students of higher secondary level are given Rs. 3,500 for boys and Rs. 4,000 per quarter for girls.

The Ehsaas Education Stipends program with higher incentive for girls, will encourage parents to send their children particularly girls to schools. A one-time Ehsaas graduation bonus of Rs. 3,000 is part of Ehsaas Education Stipends Program to encourage girls to complete primary education. The program is operational nationwide in 160 districts.

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