PBM grants 21,249 scholarships worth Rs. 593m among needy students.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) has provided a total of 21,249 scholarships worth Rs. 593 million to the needy students during the last four years.

According to an official source, the PBM provides education stipends to poor students from Grade tenth to Ph.D, and professional education like MBBS, Engineering, etc.

The PBM is serving the disadvantaged segments in various sectors including health, education, child protection, and other social safety programmes.

The organization has so far provided training to 277,328 women through its 163 Women Empowerment Centers in various trades to make them self-sufficient.

These women have been trained in various skills including cutting, drafting, tailoring, hand embroidery, machine embroidery, hand knitting, fabric painting, block printing, zari work...