| Prime Minister Youth Programme | |
 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2013 |
| Type | Youth Affairs |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Pakistan |
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | Prime Minister's Secretariat |
| Motto | Empower youth, Kamyab Jawan Kamyab Pakistan |
| Employees | 12 |
| Annual budget | 150 billion[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | pmyp |
The Prime Minister's Youth Programme or Kamyab Jawan Program (Urdu: کامیاب یوتھ پروگرام), initiative launched by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2013, and it ran from 2019 to 2022.[2] The program aimed to provide quality education and meaningful employment opportunities to the youth through integrated, sustainable initiatives. It offered government-subsidised business loans of up to 25 million rupees, divided into three tiers: the first tier for loans between 10,000 and 1 million rupees, the second tier for 1 million to 10 million, and the third for 10 million to 25 million rupees.[3]
In addition to loans, the program supported a skills scholarship initiative, a talent hunt for youth sports, and the establishment of a National Youth Council. However, in July 2022, the State Bank of Pakistan paused disbursements under the Kamyab Jawan Program.[4]
The programme was revived by the Shehbaz Sharif government at the end of the year.[5][6]
- ^ "15 mega initiatives included: Rs150bn 'PM's Youth Package' announced". Business Recorder (newspaper). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Nawaz unveils Rs 20bln youth uplift package". 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Kamyab Jawan". Bank of Punjab.
- ^ "Miftah says reshaping MPMG scheme by next week". The News.
- ^ "PMYP: Govt announces revival of various schemes". Business Recorder. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Iqbal, Shahid (13 December 2022). "Agriculture, microfinance added to youth loan scheme". Dawn.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.