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‘5,300 schemes for education uplift’

Thursday, May 13, 2010
By Our Correspondent

LAHORE

PUNJAB Education Minister Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman has claimed that 5,300 development schemes worth Rs 14 billion of the School Education Department, Punjab, are being speedily completed as compared to the schemes of other departments.

According to a DGPR handout, he was talking to a delegation of teachers here on Wednesday.

He claimed Rs 10.5 billion out of Rs 12 billion funds released for districts had been spent on development projects in education sector.

He said that Rs 7 billion were being spent on 2,800 schemes and upgrading of 835 schools had been started.

The minister said 1,665 schemes of boundary walls construction, building of new rooms and supply of water and electricity in schools would be completed in stipulated time. He said a school councils system had been introduced to enable local population to play an important role in the promotion of education, adding that better results could be achieved in education sector through public-private partnership.

‘5,300 schemes for education uplift’

Education is the only way forward! Go Pakistan!:pakistan:
 

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