Over six million children are out of schools in Sindh. Education department will launch special drive from January for enrolling the out of school kids.
Tando Muhammad Khan
Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah has claimed that provincial government of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has recruited over sixty thousand teachers to functionalize the closed schools in the province.
“The newly recruited teachers have been sent to the closed schools and the District Education Officers of respective districts have been strictly directed to ensure that no school remains closed in future,” minister said while addressing a ceremony held on the occasion of upgrading the Government Lower Secondary School to the Secondary School and laying the foundation stone of new school building at Parchani Village of Tando Muhammad Khan district on Saturday.
Sardar Shah said that the non-functional schools will also be reopened in partnership with private sector. He added that education department is negotiating with an organization to complete the remaining work of Public School in Tando Muhammad Khan.
Minister disclosed that over six million children are out of school in Sindh and his department would soon launch a special drive to enroll the children in schools. “From January, we will go door to door and ask the parents to get their children enrolled in schools.”
Admitting that the situation with regard to education in Tando Muhammad Khan district was not satisfactory, Sardar Shah said he has issued directives in this regard to the Director of Hyderabad Region and District Education Officer of Tando Muhammad Khan.
He said the recent floods and rains deteriorated the situation further in education sector in whole of Sindh.
On this occasion, the residents of Mulla Katiar town complained that the work of girls’ primary school and high school was in doldrums that has severely affected the girls’ education. The minister directed the Secretary Education Akbar Leghari to submit him a report in this regard at the earliest. (PR)
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