20,700 teachers being recruited in Sindh: minister

Sindh Senior Minister for Education and Literacy, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said that total 20,700 teachers are being recruited in Sindh and appointment letters have been issued to 7,000 of them. He was addressing the inauguration of girls stipend cards distribution ceremony at a school here on Friday. The minister said that the teachers absenteeism from schools is not good because it directly impact attendance and performance of students.
When teachers are being given salaries and all perks and privileges, then they should perform their duties and cooperate with the government in bringing improvement in education, he added. He called upon the parents to play their role to increase enrolment in the schools and motivate the children to come to schools and get education.
Earlier, the minister also distributed the stipend ATM cards among the girls students. He informed that over 400,000 girls students of class 6 to 10 will be given stipend amounting from Rs 2,500 to 3,500 through ATM cards or Easypaisa. The students of remote areas will get Rs 3,500 while those belonged to urban areas will receive Rs 2,500 stipend, he added. Nisar said that total 100,000 ATM cards will be issued to students this year, because the ATM network is not available in remote areas.
The facility of Easypaisa will help the students of remote areas to get their stipend as a pin code of Easypaisa will be issued to them to receive their stipend, he noted. He called upon all segments of the society to cooperate with the government in its endeavour for development of education. To a question, he said that a Central Education Policy has been implemented for admissions to colleges in Karachi so that the students can get admission to the institutes of their choice, on merit.
The students can download the admission forms and broachers from the internet and it is a good facility because Karachi is an internet-friendly city and it is easy for students of the metropolis to avail it, he added. He also expressed gratitude to the Tameer Bank, Telenor Pakistan and the Reform Support Unit of Sindh Education and Literacy Department for their co-ordinated efforts for completion of the programme within stipulated time.