Published on, Aug. 26 -- August 26, 2025 5:07 PM

The Punjab government has decided to rent 15,000 tablets for conducting a large-scale socio-economic survey across the province, aiming to collect accurate household data for evidence-based policymaking and better governance initiatives.

The Planning and Development (P&D) Board will pay Rs2,500 per tablet each month, and since the tablets will be used for one year, the total rental cost will reach nearly Rs450 million.

For this project, the Punjab Bureau of Statistics and the Urban Unit of Punjab have been given the responsibility to carry out the survey and manage the overall operations effectively.

The survey teams will collect socio-economic information from households, covering diff...