The Development Portfolio Review Meeting of the School Education Department and College Education Department was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Education and Culture Minister Sardar Ali Shah at the Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management in Karachi.
On the occasion, Secretary School Education Ghulam Akbar Laghari, Secretary College Education Ahmed Bakhsh Narejo, Education Works, and other relevant officers participated. Provincial Minister Sardar Shah directed to complete the ongoing development schemes within the stipulated time and give special attention to flood-affected school and college buildings, saying that the most important action after the flood is the rehabilitation of the safe teaching process. The provincial minister said that in the future, school and college buildings should be built keeping in mind the environmental impacts of the structures, and beautiful buildings should be constructed that are distinct from the traditional designs to increase children’s interest in schools and colleges.
The meeting was informed that due to the flood, 19,808 school buildings were affected, of which 7,503 buildings were completely damaged and 12,305 buildings suffered partial damage. At present, 2,000 schools have been rehabilitated under the maintenance and repair of the School Education Department, while 686 schools will be rehabilitated with Chinese grant and 300 schools with the cooperation of the European Union. The meeting was also informed that a planning and development scheme has been approved for the rehabilitation of 15,000 schools, for which assistance will be sought from the federal government. In the meeting, the College Department was also briefed on the ongoing development schemes.
