LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday that Punjab government is pursuing a comprehensive programme of speedy economic development in the province and revolutionary reforms have been made for the uplift of health, education, skill development and other social sectors.
In a meeting with World Bank (WB) Country Director in Pakistan Patchamutha Illango here, the Chief Minister said that programmes for social sectors development are continuing successfully in cooperation with World Bank. They also discussed the matters of enhancing cooperation in education, health, irrigation, skill development and other sectors between Punjab government and World Bank.
The Chief Minister said, "Youth are our precious asset and special attention is being paid to the provision of quality skill development to them. And a comprehensive programme is being implemented in Punjab for making youth skillful according to the needs of local and foreign market. However, Punjab government wants to further expand the scope of this programme and the cooperation of World Bank will be welcomed in this regard."
Shahbaz Sharif said that a large part of country's population consists of youth and we have to change the challenge of empowering youth into opportunity by providing quality skill to them. He said that provision of resources for empowering youth is a useful investment and Punjab government is marching towards right direction in this regard.
The Punjab government is enhancing the capacity-building of the vocational training institutes and various programmes are being implemented for empowering youth in Punjab, he said and added that syllabus is also being harmonized according to present day demands so that youth completing training could get honourable jobs. Thousands of youth have been made skillful according to market requirements through skill development programme and the process is going on.
The Chief Minister said that target of educational scholarships to 100,000 talented and deserving students through Punjab Educational Endowment Fund has been achieved and Punjab government has introduced revolutionary reforms for enhancing resources of the province.
He said that e-governance has been promoted through information technology in the province.
On this occasion, the WB Country Director Patchamutha Illango said that dynamic and committed leadership of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken excellent steps for the welfare of the people in Punjab. He assured that collaboration in socio-economic development will be further increased with Punjab government.
Advisor Dr. Ijaz Nabi, Chief Secretary Khizar Hayat Gondal, Chairman Planning & Development and concerned officials were also present.
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