evidence: In the provincial budget 2017-18 presented on Friday evening, the government of Punjab has allocated a whopping Rs7 billion for laptop scheme. The funds allocation is pronounced as means to provide ample amount of opportunities to the province’s youth. [...] It is noteworthy to mention that this was the fifth and the last budget announced by the sitting government. Notably, there has been an upward trend of funds allocation, especially when it comes to allocating funds for education, health and youth programs. Earlier, the Government of Punjab announced Rs9 billion for several youth schemes out of which Rs4 billion was exclusively kept for laptop scheme. [...] The laptop scheme has always been seen as a controversial program. From being touted as a publicity gimmick to corruption allegations, quite a few scandals have always surrounded the scheme. It has been reported that students get to face number of problems in order to secure a free laptop. The process is quite lengthy, tiresome and complicated. In January 2017, educational institutes made a lot of money as they asked the students to pay for the certificate in order to attain the laptop.