Online education: Govt finalizes relief package for students

Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood has said the federal government finalized the relief package for students to facilitate the delivery of online education.

As per details, the meeting of the special committee, constituted by the Prime Minister Imran Khan to address the connectivity and taxation issues related to Telcos, to finalized the relief package for students to facilitate the delivery of online education.

The meeting was also attended by Advisor to PM on Finance and Revenue, Minister for IT and Telecom, Secretary MOIT, Additional Secretary MOFE&PT, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Chairman NADRA, CEO Universal Service Fund (USF) and senior officers from the MOFE&PT and MOITT.

The Committee, in its meeting, deliberated on the connectivity issues which students are currently facing in their online classes during COVID-19.

The committee decided to finalize the relief package for students to facilitate the delivery of online education which is in line with the concept of targeted relief

Earlier, in a move aimed at saving the education system from further disruption amid the coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Imran Khan directed the authorities concerned to thrash out a strategy to restore academic activities in the country in consultation with provincial governments.

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