Two separate reports prepared by the committees of the City District Assembly on both boys and girls schools in the district have highlighted dilapidated conditions of the public sector schools.
The reports were presented in the monthly meeting of the House with Convenor Razaullah Khan in the chair of the committees concerned. The House expressed anguish over the political interference in schools and urged the government to end the same.
Earlier, chairpersons of the education committees on boys and girls schools presented their reports before the House that called for provision of necessary equipment to the schools to help the students in getting better education. Reports said that the teachers working in rural and urban areas were being given different facilities, which should be unified to bring an end to the discriminatory practice.
The committee comprising of men members were presented by Mohammad Ishraq, whereas Tahira Bukhari presented the female education committee report before the house.
The reports have also took exception to the irresponsible attitude of the executive district officers (EDOs), education and recommended the implementation of the decisions of the house through directives of the government.
The report has asked the government to issue directives to EDOs to provide lists of newly-appointed teachers and newly-admitted students. It has asked for provision of the copies of the committees' reports to all the schools in Peshawar district, so the members of council do not face problems in visiting and inspecting these outlets.
The chairman of the committee disclosed that an educational seminar had been planned wherein all the principals of the schools would be invited to listen to their problems and solve them accordingly.
The report, he said had revealed that the condition of the school buildings in the rural areas had been in bad shape, required immediate attention of the government.
It said that the teachers working in the rural areas often indulged in getting themselves transferred to the urban centres, because of the discriminatory salaries. By giving those uniformed facilities and salaries, the teachers would concentrate on their duties and the students would not suffer.
The report said that there should be a probe into the dilapidated conditions of schools and also the poor results shown by the public sector schools in annual examinations.
It has also asked for provision of more funds and facilities for the education committees to make them more effective. Members on the occasion drew attention of the chair toward vacant posts of teachers in schools and said that there should be a practicable way to fill up these posts. Some of the schools, they pointed out had no electricity which had put the students at the razor's edge.
In some schools, the students are forced to pay for the electricity bills, they regretted. The EDO, education, releases the amount for payment of electricity bills every three months.
Cafeterias in schools were being run without floating proper tenders. They also asked for report regarding amount collected through holding marriage functions in schools and the income should be spent on the respective schools.
Female education committee's report also expressed concern over lack of Sui gas and facilities of laboratories and library in City District College. It said that 13 teachers had been working on contractual basis from the past four years and the government had announced directives regarding their regularisation which was yet to be implemented.
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