LAHORE : Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that digital system has been introduced to streamline technical education. The processes of online registration of private and government technical institutes in Punjab Skill Development Authority is in progress continued, under this modern system. So far, more than 1,300 technical institutes have applied online for registration with the PSDA. It is a fully automated system from the submission of the application to the issuance of the registration certificate. Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal while meeting a delegation of heads of technical institutes at his camp office said that technical education courses have been adapted to modern requirements. He said that effective technical education is needed to eradicate poverty and unemployment from the country. The Punjab government has taken unprecedented steps for the promotion of technical education. The establishment of 4 new technical universities in the province is also a big step of the government to promote technical education, he added. Mian Aslam Iqbal said that public and private technical institutes are being brought under the umbrella of Punjab Skill Development Authority.
