LAHORE: The Punjabi government has declared the return of the student laptop program and has allotted Rs. 10 billion for it in the fiscal year 2024–2025 budget.
In his budget speech, Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman stated that the foundation of Pakistan’s first IT city, “Nawaz Sharif IT City,” has been laid in just three months, demonstrating how quickly Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s ambition is coming true.
In many parts of the provincial capital, the government has made free WiFi available to the public; he said, the program is also being expanded to neighboring cities.
The Punjabi government allotted a total of Rs20.7 billion for both new and ongoing IT and governance projects.
Additionally, the Punjab administration has suggested raising the pay of provincial officials by 20% to
