CM Punjab lays foundation for improvement in education

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz laid the foundation for improvement in the education sector.

The provincial government has taken many major revolutionary steps in the education sector, including the Meritorious Scholarship, the first public school reorganization, higher education internship, Chief Minister School Nutrition, buses for Lahore Kindergarten School and girls' colleges in every tehsil, back-to-school campaign for admissions, new classrooms in government schools, and establishment of science and IT laboratories.

Maryam Nawaz has sought a plan for artificial intelligence education in elementary classes on the model of China.

In addition, for the first time in Punjab, steps are being taken to appoint education officers on merit after tests and interviews in the division, district, and tehsils, as well as to establish a single authority for curriculum development, teacher training, and other matters.

Similarly, the restructuring of the School Education Council, laptop scheme, solarized charging stations in colleges and universities, new universities, and green school programs are being started soon, while it has also been agreed to hold a school hockey league and Pakistan's largest ‘School Olympics’, and introduce a ‘Theme of the Month’ in government schools.

In the first phase of the bus project for 76 girls' colleges in the province, 19 girls' colleges received buses.

The Public Schools Reorganization Program has saved Rs40 billion and employed 70,000 youth. The decision to build 5,000 new classrooms in Punjab's PSRP schools is also part of the measures.

The number of students in Punjab has increased by several hundred percent due to the outsourcing of schools. The pilot project of satellite internet in DPS Model Town is also part of these measures, while the largest higher education internship program in the history of Punjab is also prominent.

The recruitment of 7,354 college teacher interns has been completed in government colleges of Punjab, who will be given Rs50,000 per month for six months.

In addition, the project of providing nutritious milk packs to more than 400,000 students in 3,527 schools of Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, and Muzaffargarh is also part of the provincial government's initiatives. The government will also pay millions of prizes and educational expenses for the position holders of the education board.

The Chief Minister of Punjab has increased the meritorious scholarship from Rs30,000 to Rs 50,000. On the orders of Maryam Nawaz, 100 thousand e-bikes will also be given to the students.

On this occasion, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif congratulated Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat, Secretary of Higher Education Dr Farrukh Naveed, and the entire team and said that every child of Punjab has the full right to get the best and modern education. There will be no shortage of resources for the education of children. Changes and improvements will be brought into the education system according to the requirements of the modern era.