Punjab government schemes 2026, explained simply
See which schemes are open today, who can apply, the documents you need and the real application link. Every guide is checked on the official portal and dated.
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- Last checked
- 27 Oct
- Fees we charge
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PM Laptop Scheme 2026: 5 lakh free Chromebooks for top students
On 25 October 2026 the Prime Minister launched the Youth Chromebook Scheme in Islamabad. Radio Pakistan reported that 5 lakh (500,000) Chromebooks, each with a high-speed internet device, will be given to high-achieving students of public schools and madrassas on merit within two years. Applications go through the IBCC portal, which checks your record against the list of top Class 9 students your board sends. In Punjab, students of all nine boards from Lahore to D.G. Khan can apply, but only if they study at a government school and their board has listed them. Our guide walks through the portal screen by screen, lists the four documents and explains what to do if your record is not found.
- 5,00,000Chromebooks over two years
- Freewith an internet device
- Class 9government school toppers (SSC-I 2026)
- 300 KBmax size of each of the 4 documents
Open pmychromebooks.ibcc.edu.pk, the official IBCC portal
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What do you need help with?
Pick the area that fits your family. Each category lists only schemes we have checked on an official Punjab or federal source, with the date we checked.
Students
- PM Laptop Scheme (Chromebooks)
- CM Punjab Laptop Scheme
- CM Punjab Honhaar Scholarship
- PM Youth Laptop Scheme (HEC)
- What is a Chromebook?
5 guides
Business Loans
- CM Punjab Asaan Karobar Finance
- CM Punjab Asaan Karobar Card
- PM Youth Business & Agriculture Loan
- eBiz Punjab Portal
4 guides
Housing & Energy
3 guides
Welfare
- Punjab Socio-Economic Registry (PSER)
- BISP Benazir Kafaalat (8171)
- BISP Benazir Taleemi Wazaif
- CM Punjab Minority Card
- Maryam Ko Batayn 1000
5 guides
Transport
3 guides
Taking applications
Open or ongoing right now
The official portal was accepting applications on the day we checked.
- PM Laptop Scheme (Chromebooks)
5 lakh free Chromebooks with internet devices for top Class 9 students of government schools and madrassas. Apply on the IBCC portal with your board record.
Applications open - CM Punjab Honhaar Scholarship
100% tuition fee for Punjab-domiciled undergraduates in selected programs. Phase IV is open until 9 November 2026.
Applications open until 9 Nov - CM Punjab Asaan Karobar Finance
0% markup business loans from Rs 1M to Rs 30M (up to Rs 50M for exporters). For tax filers aged 25 to 55 with a business in Punjab.
Applications open - Apni Chhat Apna Ghar
Interest-free loans up to Rs 1.5 million to build a house on your own plot, or add a room or floor. For PSER/NSER families with a PMT score of 60 or less.
Applications open - Punjab Socio-Economic Registry (PSER)
The household survey Punjab uses to decide who gets welfare help. Housing and other programs check it before they approve you.
Ongoing service - CM Punjab Green Tractor Scheme
Subsidy of Rs 0.75M (50 to 65 hp, 5+ acres) or Rs 1M (75 to 125 hp, 7+ acres) per tractor. Application form is live and the Phase IV ballot result is out.
Applications open - Petrol Subsidy 9771 (PM Fuel Relief)
Rs 100 off per litre for bikes, rickshaws and cars up to 800cc. Register once by SMS to 9771, send TOK for a token, and show it at the pump.
Applications open - CM Punjab IT Internship Program
Four-month paid placements in IT companies at Rs 50,000 a month for unemployed Punjab graduates with 16 years of education in IT, business or related fields.
Applications open - PM Youth Business & Agriculture Loan
Federal loans for young entrepreneurs and farmers: up to Rs 0.5M at 0%, up to Rs 1.5M at 5% and up to Rs 7.5M at 7%, through 15 banks. Online applications only.
Applications open - Hunarmand Naujawan Parwaaz Card
Interest-free loans for Punjab residents with an overseas job offer, to cover visa, medical, air ticket and OEP fees. Apply online on parwaaz.psdf.org.pk.
Applications open - BISP Benazir Kafaalat (8171)
Quarterly cash support for women of the poorest families, selected through the NSER survey and PMT score. Check eligibility by CNIC on 8171.bisp.gov.pk.
Ongoing service - BISP Benazir Taleemi Wazaif
Quarterly stipends of Rs 1,500 to Rs 4,000 per child for children of active Kafaalat families who stay in school, with a Rs 3,000 bonus for girls who finish primary.
Ongoing service - CM Punjab Minority Card
Quarterly aid of Rs 10,500 for low-income non-Muslim minority families in Punjab, applied for by the head of the family on mcard.punjab.gov.pk.
Applications open - PM Youth Skills Development Program (NAVTTC)
Federal skills training by NAVTTC in IT, construction, health care, hospitality and other trades, with online enrolment and NVQF-recognised certificates.
Applications open - Domicile Certificate Punjab
Apply at an e-Khidmat Markaz or through the Maryam Ki Dastak app. Fee Rs 200, paid online. The Assistant Commissioner issues it within 16 working days.
Ongoing service - B-Form (Child Registration Certificate)
NADRA issues the B-Form at counters inside e-Khidmat Markaz. Both parents attend with original CNICs. Rs 50 for 10 working days, Rs 500 for 1 working day.
Ongoing service - Birth Certificate Punjab
Register within 60 days with Form A, CNICs, the hospital birth slip and the vaccination card. Fee Rs 200. The certificate arrives in 7 working days.
Ongoing service - e-Khidmat Markaz
Government one-window centres in 14 Punjab cities for CNIC, B-Form, domicile, certificates, vehicle and driving licence services, Monday to Saturday.
Ongoing service - Maryam Ki Dastak
Punjab’s one-window platform: apply for government services yourself online, or book a trained facilitator to come to your door. Helpline 1202.
Ongoing service - eBiz Punjab Portal
One portal for Punjab business registrations, licences, certificates and NOCs. Register with an email, apply, pay online and track. Helpline 1284.
Ongoing service - Maryam Ko Batayn 1000
The Punjab Government’s free 24/7 helpline 1000 and app for relief requests and complaints: ration, medical emergencies, assistive devices and more.
Ongoing service
From official sources only
Latest official updates
Each line comes from an official portal, notice or state media report, and names its source.
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PM Fuel Relief: registration by SMS to 9771 is open nationwide. Bikes get a 5-litre token, cars up to 800cc a 10-litre token, at Rs 100 off per litre.
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CM IT Internship: the candidate sign-up form is open. Interns get Rs 50,000 a month for 4 months.
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The IBCC Chromebook portal is taking applications from all nine Punjab boards. No closing date is shown.
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Honhaar Scholarship Phase IV: the last date for online applications is 9 November 2026.
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The Prime Minister launched the Youth Chromebook Scheme in Islamabad: 5 lakh Chromebooks with internet devices, to be given out on merit within two years.
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CM Laptop distribution ceremony for Sahiwal Division set for 15 October 2026. Selected students should contact their institute.
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Last date to apply for the E-Bikes Scheme Phase 2 (100,000 e-scooties for students).
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The Prime Minister launched the Fuel Relief Scheme: Rs 100 off per litre, up to 20 litres a month for motorcycles and rickshaws.
1. Start at the official source
We read the department page or application portal first, never just a news story or another blog.
2. Open the portal ourselves
We take dated screenshots so you can recognise the real portal at a glance.
3. Say what we don’t know
If the official page is silent on a date or rule, we say so instead of guessing.
Applications closed right now
Schemes whose last round has ended
These schemes are real, but their official portals are not taking applications today. Each guide explains how the last round worked, who qualified and what you can apply for instead, and we update the status as soon as the department opens a new round.
- CM Punjab Laptop Scheme
Core i7 laptops for Punjab-domiciled BS, MBBS, BDS, DVM and nursing students. Phase II applications are closed and laptops are being handed out division by division.
Applications closed - CM Punjab Asaan Karobar Card
Interest-free revolving credit up to Rs 1M on a digital business card. New registration has been stopped on the official portal.
Applications closed - CM Punjab E-Bike Scheme
100,000 electric scooties for students aged 16+ with no down payment and 0% interest. Phase 2 applications closed on 4 October 2026.
Applications closed - CM Punjab Free Solar Panel Scheme
Free solar systems for up to 100,000 households using 0 to 200 units a month, chosen by balloting. Registration closed; the last date was 5 January 2025.
Applications closed - PM Youth Laptop Scheme (HEC)
Federal laptops for students of public sector universities, run with HEC. Registrations for the current phase are closed; status and warranty services stay online.
Applications closed - Apni Zameen Apna Ghar (Free Plots)
Free 3-marla residential plots for homeless Punjab residents who own no house or plot anywhere in Pakistan. Phase 1 covered 19 districts; ballot results are online.
Applications closed - CM Punjab E-Taxi Scheme
A Lahore pilot of 1,100 electric taxis on five-year interest-free loans, with the government paying part of the equity. The application window closed on 5 October 2025.
Applications closed
How Punjab government schemes work in 2026
Most help for families in Punjab now comes through online portals. The Punjab Government runs programs such as the CM Punjab Laptop Program, the Honhaar Scholarship, Apni Chhat Apna Ghar, Asaan Karobar Finance and the Green Tractor scheme, mostly built by the Punjab Information Technology Board. The federal government runs its own programs that Punjab residents can also join, such as the PM Laptop Scheme for Chromebooks and the PM Fuel Relief (9771) for motorcyclists. Each program has its own rules, its own portal and its own window, and windows often open for only a few weeks. That is why the same scheme can be “open” in one report and “closed” in another.
Three things decide most applications. First, your record: portals check what your board, university or the Punjab Socio-Economic Registry already holds about you, so your name, CNIC and marks must match those records exactly. Second, the window: apply only while the official portal says it is open. Third, the channel: apply only on the official website or helpline, never through an agent. No scheme on this site charges money to be selected. When a scheme asks for a fee, such as Asaan Karobar Finance, the portal itself generates the payment slip.