Punjab literacy policy launched.

LAHORE -- Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Social Welfare Raja Basharat has said that the government can ensure free education and health for the people of the province in 10 years if subsidy being given to Metro Bus and amount spent on Orange Line Train projects are withdrawn.

He was addressing at the launch of 'Punjab Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education (NFBE) policy 2019' to achieve 100 per cent literacy by 2030 at 90 Shahrah-i-Quaid-i-Azam on Thursday.

Minister for Literacy and NFBE Department Raja Rashid Hafeez, Secretary Literacy and NFBE Department Ms Sumaira Samad, representatives from the private sector and non-government organisations and stakeholders from different segments of society were present at the occasion.

He said the state would have to provide basic education and health to the people of the country as per the constitution but the successive governments had launched cosmetic projects to put burden on the national exchequer.

Transport subsidy withdrawal can help ensure free education, health: minister

He said no priorities were given to resolve public issues and costly projects were launched. 'Without subsidy the Orange Line Train ticket will be of Rs 287.'

He said the literacy department was launched in 2002 and the previous government had not given priority to launch its policy and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf took...