University of Agriculture Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ashraf distributed cheque to deserving students of UAF sub-campus Burewala under the Prime Minister Fee Reimbursement Scheme.

As many as 624 students of sub-campus are getting benefit from the scheme and Rs 36 million are being disbursed among the deserving students there. The disbursement will be completed in two weeks. The Vice Chancellor was flanked by Principal Dr Sajid Mehmood and other notables. The Vice Chancellor said that the country population comprises a large number of youth and we have to provide technical as well as professional education for a better future. He said that we need to sharpen the God given qualities of the students so that they can prove their mettle in their chosen field. He added that present government had taken many initiatives to promote education at the national level in order to compete with the rest of world. He said that tangible steps are being taken to improve the quality of education at the campus. He said that new demand driven degree programs will also be kicked off. He hoped that the sub-campus will emerge as future university. He also planted saplings there in order to turn the campus into the lush green area. Dr Muhammad Sajid said that in the first phase of the Fee Reimbursement scheme, Rs 16 million was disbursed in 2017.