ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting to review matters related to the education system.
The meeting was attended by Asad Umar, Shafqat Mahmood, Usman Dar, Moeed Yusuf, and HEC chairman.
During the meeting, the overall development budget was discussed. The resources for the education sector have reached Rs35 billion during the tenure of the incumbent government.
During the meeting, the incumbent government raised the development budget for the education sector up to Rs29 billion which remained only Rs14 billion during the tenure of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).
PM Imran Khan said that the education budget could be doubled only but the government cannot reduce it.
He added that the federal government believes in an educated society and additional funds will be immediately allocated to the sector whenever it is needed.
The premier urged to ensure proper utilisation of resources as the government is very focused to educate the youth of the country.
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