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Education reforms in KP: Right steps at the very right time
Global Village Space |
Muhammad Ali |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf: the first thing that enters our minds is their mammoth rallies or extended sit-ins. While the people and analysts question the motive and legitimacies of the former, very few, however, inquire about the state of affairs of the province they are governing. Have they performed in K-P? Do they deserve the right to take a jab at everyone? Or are they a beacon of hope that has faded?
Last year, Punjab cut its education budget for the 9th consecutive year. As of April 2016, Punjab had only spent Rs14bn of their Rs32.8bn for the development of school education.
A few days ago I came across a survey which was conducted by K-P Elementary and Secondary Education Department which stated that almost 35000 students who previously attended Private schools had left their institutes and joined Government schools over a span of 6 months in 2016. If not astonishing, this was a huge achievement accomplished by the current KPK Government bearing in mind how this province was in shambles by the end of 2013 due to vast militancy in the region.
Let’s ruminate if this was mere luck on top of an increase in private school fee structure or did the PTI government hold true to their undertakings.
The budget for Education of the year 2017-2018 has been concluded and it stands at Rs139 Billion which is an increase of 128% from the education budget of the year 2012. Not only has the KPK government left all other provinces behind but has set new standards of education in Pakistan. Last year, Punjab cut its education budget for the 9th consecutive year. As of April 2016, Punjab had only spent Rs14bn of their Rs32.8bn for the development of school education, it goes without saying that this is the reason why education indicators show little progress in Punjab. For a densely populated province that is Punjab, the local government should be spending more on education rather than anything else.
Read more: Imran Khan – KPK & Sindh to get a “surprise”
Hope for the children of KP
To commemorate Children’s day in 2015, K-P government inaugurated Zamung Kor, a home for street children. The aid of Rs157 million was released for the project. The purpose of it being to bring street Children into the fold by providing for them equal opportunities in Academics as compared to the more fortunate and rehabilitating them into the society as model citizens of tomorrow. Being in its first phase the institution can accommodate only 1000 children up to 12 years of age.
KP government had been supporting out of school children under its ‘Iqra Faroghe taleem voucher scheme’ since April 2015 and under it, 16000 Children were getting an education in six districts of K-P while with new terms signed with Elementary Education foundation 40000 more children are to be enrolled in 8 more districts of K-P.
If not the first time then this in my lifetime is the first time a step taken by any government at all for the betterment of the downtrodden. While rests of the provincial governments either invest in mega projects or concentrate on keeping their voters happy till the next elections, PTI took a U-turn from the political way of Pakistan and invested in the next generation. While there are cases of Street Children rounding up as Child labors, bonded labors or being sold in the diamond markets, in K-P, despite all its flaws, there is a chance for a street child to one day end up as an equal to the more fortunate of the society. That’s a change that can take us forward.
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Education reforms in KP: Right steps at the very right time
Global Village Space |
Muhammad Ali |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf: the first thing that enters our minds is their mammoth rallies or extended sit-ins. While the people and analysts question the motive and legitimacies of the former, very few, however, inquire about the state of affairs of the province they are governing. Have they performed in K-P? Do they deserve the right to take a jab at everyone? Or are they a beacon of hope that has faded?
Last year, Punjab cut its education budget for the 9th consecutive year. As of April 2016, Punjab had only spent Rs14bn of their Rs32.8bn for the development of school education.
A few days ago I came across a survey which was conducted by K-P Elementary and Secondary Education Department which stated that almost 35000 students who previously attended Private schools had left their institutes and joined Government schools over a span of 6 months in 2016. If not astonishing, this was a huge achievement accomplished by the current KPK Government bearing in mind how this province was in shambles by the end of 2013 due to vast militancy in the region.
Let’s ruminate if this was mere luck on top of an increase in private school fee structure or did the PTI government hold true to their undertakings.
The budget for Education of the year 2017-2018 has been concluded and it stands at Rs139 Billion which is an increase of 128% from the education budget of the year 2012. Not only has the KPK government left all other provinces behind but has set new standards of education in Pakistan. Last year, Punjab cut its education budget for the 9th consecutive year. As of April 2016, Punjab had only spent Rs14bn of their Rs32.8bn for the development of school education, it goes without saying that this is the reason why education indicators show little progress in Punjab. For a densely populated province that is Punjab, the local government should be spending more on education rather than anything else.
Read more: Imran Khan – KPK & Sindh to get a “surprise”
Hope for the children of KP
To commemorate Children’s day in 2015, K-P government inaugurated Zamung Kor, a home for street children. The aid of Rs157 million was released for the project. The purpose of it being to bring street Children into the fold by providing for them equal opportunities in Academics as compared to the more fortunate and rehabilitating them into the society as model citizens of tomorrow. Being in its first phase the institution can accommodate only 1000 children up to 12 years of age.
KP government had been supporting out of school children under its ‘Iqra Faroghe taleem voucher scheme’ since April 2015 and under it, 16000 Children were getting an education in six districts of K-P while with new terms signed with Elementary Education foundation 40000 more children are to be enrolled in 8 more districts of K-P.
If not the first time then this in my lifetime is the first time a step taken by any government at all for the betterment of the downtrodden. While rests of the provincial governments either invest in mega projects or concentrate on keeping their voters happy till the next elections, PTI took a U-turn from the political way of Pakistan and invested in the next generation. While there are cases of Street Children rounding up as Child labors, bonded labors or being sold in the diamond markets, in K-P, despite all its flaws, there is a chance for a street child to one day end up as an equal to the more fortunate of the society. That’s a change that can take us forward.
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Education reforms in KP: Right steps at the very right time
