Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Wednesday said that the government had so far disbursed a large number of soft loans amounting to Rs 20 billion under the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme of Kamyab Jawan Programme.
“Across the country, around 16,000 young people are running their small and large businesses after getting loans under the scheme,” he told the members of National Youth Council at a capacity building workshop.
He said over 35,000 people got employment through the YES loans amounting to Rs 26 billion had been approved, he added.
The SAPM said the framework was developed on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan who stressed on developing a road map which could ensure strong coordination between the Center and provinces on the matters related to the youth development.
The government was making all out efforts for the framework’s implementation so that the opportunities could be created for the youth from less developed areas of Balochistan, Sindh and others, he added.
