Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered to start character building classes in schools to guide the young generation and nurture positive character, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
Chairing a six-hour long meeting for reviewing progress on all ongoing projects and performance in every department of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif ordered to take the journey of education to every path in Lahore launch pilot project of ‘Education on Wheel’.
According to briefing in the meeting, 50,000 courses will be conducted through Google Scholars to provide access to advanced global training to Punjab students.
The appointment of regular principals of 90 percent colleges in Punjab has been completed.
In principle approval of the procedure for appointment of chairman, secretary and controller of education boards has been given.
Enrollment recorded at 47 percent increase due to provision of milk packs under the School Meal Program.
A unique initiative for the development of Punjab’s education and environment, 1.1 million milk packs will be recycled and 1.5 million benches will be delivered to schools.
In Punjab, 1600 classrooms ready, and another 22,000 classrooms will be completed in three months.
Under PSRP, improvement of infrastructure in Punjab schools continued.
Over 500 classrooms, 3036 roofs and with the repair of 4377 toilets will be ensured.
As many as 23,000 furniture sets and 1643 water tanks provided in schools.
The Chief Minister directed to provide 44 buses to girls' colleges in Punjab as soon as possible.
It was further briefed that scholarships for 140,000 students under the Honhar Scholarship Scheme and laptops for 110,000 students will be provided.
Education, technology and training in Punjab for every youth and a home for the labourer and a healthy environment for every citizen would be ensured.
Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, accountability of the performance of every institution in Punjab continued and new projects launched.
The meeting scrutinized every sector from education to environment, forests, wildlife, fisheries, tourism, archaeology, sports and labour.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif ordered historic steps to give Punjabi language a central place in education, culture and public life.
A plan to provide three marla plots for 20,000 workers in Jhang and Kamalia to fulfill the dream of Punjabi workers to have their own homes.
Special loans should be given to the labourers to build their own homes under the ‘Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar’ scheme.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed immediate steps for the early completion of the project.
She directed tree plantation along railway tracks, roads and canals to make every route of Punjab green.
A modern fire alarming system will be installed in Punjab to protect natural resources, informing 20 minutes before a forest fire.
Illegal tree cutting incidents will be immediately remedied through a special sensing system to ensure the safety of Punjab's forests.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed to hold championship events every month to promote sports and nurture young talent.
Shrimp farming has left its mark of success in Punjab, prawns worth millions of rupees have been successfully exported, meeting briefed.
Shrimp farming on five thousand acres will start from February 2026.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has sought farming feasibility plan.
A new digital era of tourism has begun in Punjab and 'Magnificent Punjab' app ready, every tourist will have access to ease, convenience and complete information about the beauty of Punjab.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed a complete package plan for every tourist site to take tourism in Punjab to a new height.
She ordered steps to open school grounds across Punjab for the public in the evenings for the promotion of sports and healthy activities.
To connect every hardworking student with technology, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has sought suggestions for setting a laptop quota for private universities and colleges.
She directed to prepare and submit a draft of the College Management Council.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed happiness over the preparation of a local smog gun in UET.
Under that amendment to Punjab Wildlife Act 1974, strict action was being against keeping wild animals in homes.
Wildlife Department rescued 35,000 birds and 7,000 animals.
Three rehabilitation centers have been established for wildlife in Lahore, Khanewal and Rawalpindi and special centers also established in Punjab for bear protection.
Meeting was briefed that 41 air quality monitoring stations are operational in 18 districts of Punjab for clean and healthy air.
Target set to install 100 more air quality systems in all districts by next year in Punjab.
Significant reduction in crop burning incidents through satellite tracking surveillance recorded.
The Environment Department has established Pakistan's first eco chatbot.
Environment Protection Force comprising of 660 people is active across Punjab.
The meeting was briefed that not less than 300,000 tests were completed through Emission Testing System.
Smog and Command and Control Wire Room were established in Safe City for continuous monitoring of the environment.
Industrial Environment Control CCTV monitoring system established for, monitoring is also done at night.
About 66 percent reduction in crop burning incidents in Lahore and other areas through drone surveillance recorded.
Eight special night squads established to prevent harmful smoke in industry.
About 31 tanneries shifted to special industrial zone in Sialkot to prevent burning of tires, melting of fat and burning of batteries.
Reporter: Rao Dilshad Hussain