Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that the transparency and merit will be ensured in the Chief Minister Internship Program Phase Two. He expressed these views while presiding over an important meeting at the National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
The meeting was convened to deliberate key points of the Chief Minister Internship Program Phase Two. The meeting also discussed in detail the opportunities for young people and making internships more effective.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry, Additional Secretary Sports Mian Usman Ali, DG PITB Sajid Latif, Director Admin Dr M Kaleem, Director Youth Affairs Syed Omair Hasan and other officials participated in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that empowering youth is the vision of the Chief Minister of Punjab. “The flaws that observed in the Internship Program phase one will be removed completely and every youth will be given internship training in his/her relevant field”.
Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that the registration of companies should be completed so that the youth can be given internship training in the best institutions. “The young people will be given preliminary training in Phase Two so that they can perform their duties effectively in their relevant institutions”.
Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that the youth will be provided practical training and experience in various public and private departments under this program. “The monthly amount of internship scholarships will be increased from Rs 25,000 to Rs 60,000 while the age of the candidates has been fixed at 28 years”.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry in his briefing said that each candidate will be provided internship in the relevant sector in accordance with his educational qualifications and expertise. “The companies and institutions providing internships will be registered before the program. Short-term training will be provided to young people before the start of Phase Two so that they can serve in the institutions in a better way”.
At the end of the meeting, Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar directed Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry to form an integrated plan in light of all the suggestions, which could be finalized in the next meeting.