Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's caretaker Chief Minister Justice Dost Mohammad Khan (retd) has directed Secretary Elementary & Secondary Education to make effective criterion for appointments in the Boards of Intermediate & Secondary Education in the province.
He issued this directive, presiding over a meeting at the Chief Minister Secretariat, here. Minister Elementary & Secondary Education and other relevant officers also attended the meeting.
He said that all the officers of the BISEs should be appointed on the basis of honesty, integrity and equality on the basis of their academic and administrative experience. The caretaker CM directed to curtail discretionary power of search committee. He stressed the committee should also follow tough criterion. He said certain amendments should be made to the relevant law in order to bring more transparency and accountability in the recruitment process.
Secretary Elementary & Secondary Education briefed the caretaker Chief Minister on the procedure/criterion for the appointments in the BISE, role of search committee and power of caretaker CM and the Minister in the appointments of permanent and deputation-based officers of the BISEs.
Justice Dost Muhammad Khan (retd) indicated that the power of caretaker Chief Minister for appointment of Board Officers should be transferred to Governor and high calibre educationists in order to make these appointments depoliticized.