Prime Minister's Youth Programme

Prime Minister's Youth Programme
Prime Minister Youth Programme
Agency overview
Formed2013 (2013)
TypeYouth Affairs
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
StatusActive
HeadquartersPrime Minister's Secretariat
MottoEmpower youth, Kamyab Jawan Kamyab Pakistan
Employees12
Annual budget150 billion[1]
Minister responsible
Websitepmyp.gov.pk

Prime Minister's Youth Programme (named Kamyab Jawan Program from 2019 to 2022) is an initiative by the former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif established in 2013.[2] The purpose of the programme is to ensure the provision of quality education, and meaningful employment to the youth through integrated, sustainable youth initiatives. The programme provided government-subsidised business loans of up to 25 million rupees, under three tiers: first-tier for 10000 to 1 million, the second tier for 1 million to 10 million, and the third tier for 10 million to 25 million.[3] The programme also provided a skills scholarship program, a talent hunt for youth sports, and a national youth council.

In July 2022 the State Bank of Pakistan paused disbursements to the Kamyab Jawan Program.[4] The programme was revived by the Shehbaz Sharif government at the end of the year.[5][6]

  1. ^ "15 mega initiatives included: Rs150bn 'PM's Youth Package' announced". Business Recorder (newspaper). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Nawaz unveils Rs 20bln youth uplift package". 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Kamyab Jawan". Bank of Punjab.
  4. ^ "Miftah says reshaping MPMG scheme by next week". The News.
  5. ^ "PMYP: Govt announces revival of various schemes". Business Recorder. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ Iqbal, Shahid (13 December 2022). "Agriculture, microfinance added to youth loan scheme". Dawn.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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