DLP Report
\nPESHAWAR
\nSpecial Assistant to the Chief Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Muhammad Asim Khan, has reaffirmed that there will be no compromise on merit and transparency in the Education Department.
\nHe stated that children\u2019s education remains the top priority and the government is committed to introducing comprehensive reforms to prepare students for the challenges of the modern world.
\nHe said that along with providing quality education, modern technology and skills will be integrated into the education system, and efforts will be made to raise the standard of public schools to a level where students from private institutions would prefer to enroll in government schools.
\nThe Special Assistant added that reforms will be introduced in the curriculum and teacher training programs, while merit-based systems will be implemented in educational boards through digitalization.
\nThe government aims to eliminate rote learning and cheating culture completely. The process of digital transformation in educational boards will make services easier and more transparent for students.
\nHe also emphasized merit-based recruitment of teachers to address the shortage of teaching staff and ensure that allocated and released funds are effectively utilized for the completion of ongoing projects, initiation of new schemes, and provision of missing facilities in schools.
\nMuhammad Asim Khan stated that the role of the Education Monitoring Authority (EMA) will be further strengthened to ensure quality education monitoring, and disciplinary action under E&D Rules will be taken against negligent officials.
\nA system of reward and punishment will be introduced\u2014performers will be rewarded, while inefficient and negligent staff will face accountability.
\nHe expressed these views while chairing a briefing session of the Education Department and its attached institutions.
\nThe meeting was attended by Secretary Education Muhammad Khalid, Special Secretaries Abdul Basit and Masood, DG EMA Suhail Khan, MD PSRA Iftikhar Marwat, Chairman Textbook Board Abidullah Kakakhel, MD ESEF Qaiser Alam, MD Merged Areas Education Foundation Fariha Paul, Director Education Naheed Anjum, Director DPD Muttahar, Director DCTE Mansoor, Chief Planning Officer Zainullah Shah, Education Advisor Mian Saaduddin, Director IT Salahuddin, and other senior officials.
\nThe Special Assistant directed officials to prepare proposals within 10 days for utilizing autonomy and PTC funds available in different district offices for the construction of additional classrooms and provision of missing facilities in schools. He instructed them to set clear timelines to ensure no time is wasted and to align all departmental reforms with the provincial government\u2019s Good Governance Roadmap and Vision.
\nHe also directed that every subsidiary organization of the department should prepare a reform-based briefing with clear implementation timelines. The Litigation Wing of the department should be made more effective to ensure justice and merit-based decisions.
\nRegarding madaris registration, the Special Assistant said it falls under the mandate of the Education Department, and a final plan should be devised in coordination with the Home and Industries Departments. He further instructed that open courts (Khuli Kacheris) initiated by the department be expanded to all districts and that issues identified during these sessions should be addressed promptly.
\nMuhammad Asim Khan also directed the Textbook Board to ensure that free textbooks are available to students on the first day of the academic year and that printing must be completed according to EMA and DEO reports without any unnecessary additional copies. He further instructed the ESEF to expedite work on online schooling, tele-education, POHA, and virtual classes, which he will inaugurate soon before extending the project to other districts.
\nHe also ordered that new members be appointed for Model Schools whose board tenures have ended, and that unnecessary expenditures in these schools be minimized.
\nDuring the briefing, the Special Assistant was informed that there are 34,784 government schools, 3,556 girls\u2019 community schools, 1,378 ALP centers, and 2,154 BECS and NCHD centers across the province. In addition, the department monitors 11,542 private schools.
\nCurrently, around six million students are enrolled in government schools, 25,000 in community schools, 46,000 in ALP centers, 90,000 in BECS\/NCHD centers, and three million in private schools.
\nThe province has 185,000 government teachers, 5,600 community school teachers, 1,378 ALP teachers, 2,700 BECS teachers, and 131,434 private school teachers.
\nMoreover, 10 cadet colleges and 19 model schools are providing educational services under the department.
\nOfficials also briefed that the total education budget for the province stands at Rs. 311.896 billion, including Rs. 51.863 billion for merged districts. The budget has seen an 11% increase this year, representing 21% of the province\u2019s total budget.
\nThere are currently 67 ongoing schemes\u201437 in settled districts, 14 in merged districts, and 16 under the AIP\u2014with an allocation of Rs. 12.580 billion. Additionally, 29 new schemes have been approved, including 20 in settled districts, 4 in merged areas, and 5 under the AIP, with a total allocation of Rs. 7.37 billion. In total, there are 96 ongoing and new projects, with 29 new PC-1s, 9 of which have already been sent to the Planning Department.
\nIt was also shared that Rs. 3,701 million have been released for settled districts, Rs. 736.61 million for merged districts, and Rs. 828 million for AIP projects. Additionally, a supplementary grant of Rs. 1 billion has been released both for settled and merged districts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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