Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the education department to update curriculum in alignment with the United Nations sustainable goals 2030, here on Friday. He said this while presiding over a meeting to improve school education system at Chief Minister House, said a statement. The meeting was attended by Sindh Minister for Education Syed Sardar Shah, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sajid Jamal Abro, Secretary Education Qazi Shahid Parvez and others.
"We have a very small number of science, mathematics and English teachers that is why their recruitment should be made through a special process," he said.
Briefing the meeting, Sindh Secretary School Education Qazi Shahid Parvez said that 483 schools have been upgraded to middle and high school levels, building of 185 existing primary and secondary schools have been reconstructed, 214 shelterless schools have been provided with new buildings and three public schools at Ghotki, Tando Adam and Umerkot have been established. The Chief Minister was told that 4,206 high enrolment schools were being provided with basic missing facilities like boundary wall, washrooms, drinking water, furniture and construction of additional class rooms. Some 2,632 schools would be made functional by June 30, 2019, he added.
The Chief Minister was told that out of 43 state-of-the-art high schools constructed under USAID-funded Sindh Basic Education programme, 20 schools have been handed over to run them on PPP mode.
Murad said that the initiative of his government to provide stipend of Rs3500 each girl student is a good step. "We are providing free of charge books and even do not charge examination fees, he said, adding that over 30,000 teachers have been hired during the last 10 years on merit and 957 headmasters have been recruited through IBA while 40,000 in-service teachers have been trained. He also issued directives for rehabilitation of 870 schools immediately and remaining 4,685 schools by June 2022.
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