Scholarships for miners' children have been increased by 300 %: CM Punjab

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar says the provincial government of Punjab has taken revolutionary steps for the promotion of mining sector.

In a statement in Lahore today, he said scholarships for miners' children have been increased by 300 per cent and 80.5 million rupees has been distributed among 5600 children of miners under this head.

The Chief Minister said a rescue squad has been set up at Sargodha Bridge 111 to deal with emergencies and untoward incident during mining.