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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Usman Dar on Thursday held a meeting with the country head of UNDP Pakistan Knut Ostby regarding the Kamyab Jawan programme.
The SAPM expressed his gratitude for the technical and financial support provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the preparation of the National Youth Development Framework (NYDF) as all the initiatives of the Kamyab Jawan programme are designed on the basis of 3 Es (Employment, Education and Engagement) conceptualized in the framework, a news release said.
He said that on the core concept of 3 Es, Kamyab Jawan Programme has a business Loan Scheme of Rs.100 billion, a Rs.10 billion Skills Scholarship programme, and five new initiatives of Rs.5 billion focusing on youth engagement to be executed in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
Islamabad: July 01, 2021 SAPM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar held a meeting with the Country Head of UNDP Pakistan Mr. Knut Ostby regarding Kamyab Jawan programme in Islamabad.
SAPM on Youth Affairs expressed his gratitude for the technical and financial support provided by UNDP in the preparation of National Youth Development Framework (NYDF) as all the initiatives of Kamyab Jawan programme are designed on the basis of 3 Es (Employment, Education and Engagement) conceptualized in the framework.
He further said that on the core concept of 3 Es, Kamyab Jawan Programme has business Loan Scheme of PKR 100 billion, a Rs. 10 Billion Skills scholarship programme and five new initiatives of 5 billion rupees focusing on Youth engagement to be executed in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD: The spread of Covid-19 has severely affected employment conditions in the country and the closure of economic activities due to imposition of lockdowns has rendered an estimated 20.71 million workers jobless.
According to the Economic Survey 2020-21, prior to Covid-19, the working population was 55.7 million. During the pandemic, this number declined to 35.04 million which indicates that 20.71 million people either lost their jobs or were not able to work.
Apart from this grave impact on the job market within the country, overseas employment has also decreased by more than half. During 2020, 224,705 people were registered for overseas employment as compared to 625,203 registered during 2019 showing a decrease of 400,498 jobs, says the Economic Survey quoting statics of Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Pakistanis.
Thu 03rd June 2021 | 04:20 PM
The Cabinet Division has notified 33 members for the second batch of National Youth Council, formed last year to integrate the promising young minds into decision making process from various fields
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jun, 2021 ) :The Cabinet Division has notified 33 members for the second batch of National Youth Council, formed last year to integrate the promising young minds into decision making process from various fields. Prime MinisterImran Khan has been pleased to approve, with immediate effect, the constitution of National Youth Council , said the notification mentioning Names of its members from the government and youth side.
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A delegation of National Dialogue Forum comprising students from 15 universities meets SAPM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar
Islamabad, January 26, 2021 (PPI-OT): A delegation of National Dialogue Forum comprising students from 15 universities met SAPM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar here at PM Office, today. The youth led delegation with gender equality included participants from all federating units of the country. Welcoming the delegation, Mr. Dar said that over 60 percent of Pakistan’s population is youth whose participation in the policy making is essential. He further said that for inclusion of the youth in policy making, the present government formed National Youth Council (NYC) for getting valuable input from talented young people.