{"id":74341,"date":"2025-05-14T14:08:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=74341"},"modified":"2025-05-14T14:08:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:08:44","slug":"punjab-cm-maryam-laptop-scheme-merit-list-issued-distribution-starts-from-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/punjab-cm-maryam-laptop-scheme-merit-list-issued-distribution-starts-from-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab CM Maryam Laptop scheme: Merit list issued, distribution starts from today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">officially<\/span> start the distribution of laptops under the<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/education-top-priority-of-kp-government-says-cm-gandapur\/\"> CM Punjab Laptop Program<\/a> 2025 today, May 14, in Faisalabad.<\/p>\n<p>A ceremony for the distributions will <span class=\"diff-highlight\">take<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">place<\/span> at the Government College, Faisalabad, as the provincial government <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">targeting<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">empowerment<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> Youth <span class=\"diff-highlight\">while<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">aiming<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">bridge<\/span> the digital <span class=\"diff-highlight\">gap<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The chief minister will <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">giving<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">out<\/span> laptops featuring a 13th Gen Core i7 processor, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">an<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">SSD<\/span>, and high-speed RAM to students <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">start<\/span> the distribution process. The government <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">planning<\/span> to distribute <span class=\"diff-highlight\">a<\/span> total <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> 110,000 laptops in phases across the Punjab.<\/p>\n<h2>CM Laptop Program Merit Lists 2025<\/h2>\n<p>The <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Phase<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/featured\/india-fired-6-ballistic-missiles-at-adampur-amritsar-says-dg-ispr\/\">selected candidates&#8217; <span class=\"diff-highlight\">lists<\/span> <\/a><span class=\"diff-highlight\">are<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">live<\/span> on the official website. <span class=\"diff-highlight\">To<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">see<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">if<\/span> you <span class=\"diff-highlight\">were<\/span> selected in Phase 1<span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">go<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> this link. The laptop\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">provided<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">free<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">cost<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> eligible BS (<span class=\"diff-highlight\">1st<\/span> &amp; 2nd Semester) <span class=\"diff-highlight\">students<\/span> in <span class=\"diff-highlight\">all<\/span> Public Sector HED Colleges, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Universities<\/span>, Medical &amp; Dental Colleges.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Private<\/span> college\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">students<\/span> are not eligible to apply for <span class=\"diff-highlight\">this<\/span> scheme. The <span class=\"diff-highlight\">objectives<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">initiative<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">are<\/span> educational <span class=\"diff-highlight\">uplift<\/span>, digital <span class=\"diff-highlight\">inclusiveness<\/span>, skill development, and economic empowerment of\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> youth <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> the province.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">The<\/span> Higher Education Department has <span class=\"diff-highlight\">recently<\/span> announced <span class=\"diff-highlight\">that<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">it<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">collaborating<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">with<\/span> the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for biometric verification of applicants to <span class=\"diff-highlight\">keep<\/span> transparency in the free laptop scheme.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">NADRA<\/span> has started <span class=\"diff-highlight\">providing<\/span> the services at e-Sahulat Centres from April 24, while <span class=\"diff-highlight\">HEC<\/span> will be <span class=\"diff-highlight\">paying<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">for<\/span> the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">thumb<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">verification<\/span>. The Commission has directed the educational institutions to ensure\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">contact<\/span> biometric verification of the students who applied for the <span class=\"diff-highlight\">free<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">laptop<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz will officially start the distribution of laptops under the CM Punjab Laptop Program 2025 today, May 14, in Faisalabad. A ceremony for the distributions will take place at the Government College, Faisalabad, as the provincial government is targeting the empowerment of Youth while aiming to bridge the digital gap. 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