Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa coalition government has allocated Rs 66.608 billion cumulative funds for education sector in the fiscal budget 2013-14. According to the budget document, to streamline the education sector the incumbent government assigned a huge amount of Rs 600 million for the establishment of comprehensive monitory system, whereas Rs 20 million were kept to establish the KP Education Commission and Joint Education Advisory Commission in the province.
Similarly, the budget paper stated that in the current fiscal year the PTI-led coalition government had doubled the budget allocation Rs 360 million for 'Stori da Pakhtunkhwa' - the previous government initiative for talented students of the province.
Besides, to promote girls education and encourage female students aimed at increasing girls admission, the provincial government reserved Rs 100 million for girls' students' monthly scholarship of Rs 200, whereas a sum of Rs 15 million were kept for giving financial incentives to female Administrative Officers posted in the far-flung and unattractive district of the province.
Similarly, continuing the previous programmes for promotion of education the KP government earmarked a huge amount of Rs 800 million 'Rokhana Pakhtunkhwa Programme' - initiated by the previous government.
The documents also stated that a Chief Minister's Endowment Fund was established with a huge amount of Rs 500 million in the current financial year, aimed at sponsorinh higher education of needy students of the province, furthermore the incumbent government earmarked Rs 500 million for initiating a new programme "Iqra Education Promotion Scheme" in the province.
Likewise, the total budget estimates of the elementary & secondary education were kept Rs 945.297 for current fiscal year against the last year's Rs 681.068 million, in the estimates 2012-2013 for the provincial offices only. The total budget estimates for 2013-2014 of the provincial offices comes to Rs 881.754 million. However the total budget estimates for the financial year 2013-14, both provincial and districts were a total Rs 60552.937 for salary and non-salary in shape Rs 26,826 million for government primary schools (male and female), and Rs 500.83 million for administration, sub divisional education officer (male and female) Rs 500.830 million, whereas Rs 237.626 million for other purposes like regional institutes for teachers education in KP.
The budget document said that for secondary education a sum of Rs 2867.485 million were kept for middle, high/higher secondary schools, and Rs 938.091 million for administrative purposes, while Rs 112.316 million for colleges/professional colleges and institutes, and Rs 3243.80 million were reserved for elementary and secondary department.
According to budget copy, in addition to the previous one in the current 374 new posts of DEOs (male and female), Internal Audit Cell in E&SE and creation of additional posts of IT teachers in regional institutes will be created. Besides the above, grant in aid was also released for autonomous and semi autonomous institutes during the current fiscal year. Rs 3 million for Sangota Public School Swat, Rs 114 million for Cadet College Kohat, Rs 30.37 for Cadent College Swat, Rs 59.65 million for Faz-e-Haq College Mardan, Rs 5 million for Bacha Khan Model School Jandool Dir, Rs 7.677 for Karnal Sher Khan Cadet College, Rs 1 million each for Centennial Model School Batkhela and Sabawoon School Rangmala, Malakand and Rs 150 million for purchase of land for BISE D I Khan.
On the basis of four-tier formula, many posts of college teaching cadre were upgraded. The ratio of this four-tier formula was also enhanced from 1:15:34:50 to 50:20:37:38, as an incentive to invigorate the teachers to ensure quality education. As a result of this development a total of 3,147 posts of lecturers have been upgraded to BPS-18, BPS-19 and BPS-20 w.e.f 01-07-2012 as per details Government colleges (male) 170 and female 84 to BPS 20, 681 male and 334 female from to BPS-19 and 1,259 male and 1,037 female to BPS 18, across the province.
The budget papers said to support and provide a strong financial back to the semi-government/autonomous educational institutions so as to fulfil their operational and development needs, grant in aid amounting to Rs 1,025 million have been released time to time during the financial year 2012-13. These institutes and the grants received at their end are given as Rs 19 million to GIK Topi Swabi Rs 300 million for Edward College Peshawar, Rs 426 for Abdul Wali Khan University Swabi Campus, Rs 10 million for University of Peshawar and Establishment of Department of Peace and Conflict status at University of Peshawar with an estimated cost of Rs 120 million.
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