Lahore April 4, 2021 LAHORE: Under a phase-wise programme, 27,512 primary and elementary schools in Punjab will be upgraded at a cost of Rs 50 billion. The first phase will be started from August 1, and 4 million students will be benefited from this programme, this was stated by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar while addressing a press conference here on Saturday. He said that the promotion of education was the top priority of the incumbent government for which no stone will be left unturned. The government will continue to take all out efforts for the promotion of education. In the first phase, 21,000 primary schools will be upgraded to elementary level at a cost of Rs 17 billion. In the second phase of this programme, 6653 elementary schools will be upgraded to high school level, he added.