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Gilani for proper monitoring of govt schools

Posted on: Tue February 02, 2010

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday directed the Ministry of Education to devise a proper monitoring system for the government schools and make Islamabad a city of quality education and a role model for the rest of the country.

The prime minister gave the direction while chairing a meeting of the Ministry of Education at the Prime Minister House on Monday.Gilani, who paid a surprise visit to a local girls school at G-8/4 Islamabad on Saturday, had expressed his disappointment over the standard as well as the quality of education at the federal government school.

He also expressed his disappointment over the standard of teachers who could not provide quality education to students and also with the student s failure to answer certain general-knowledge questions asked by him during his visit.

After the visit, the prime minister summoned a meeting of the officials of the Ministry of Education to formulate a roadmap for improving the quality and standard of education in the federal government schools. 

Keeping in view the requirements of a knowledge-based economy, Gilani said the government is according top priority to the education sector. He further directed them to formulate an integrated programme in line with the new education policy to revamp the system and impart quality education in consonance with the future needs of Pakistan.

He further directed the ministry to upgrade one boys and one girls school during the current financial year at Barakahu as model colleges by enhancing education facilities in the rural areas of Islamabad.

He also directed the ministry to work out a plan to upgrade two existing boys and girls schools into model colleges at Sihala and Tarnol in the next financial year for providing quality education to the children in rural areas.

As regards ad hoc teachers, the prime minister asked the ministry to liaise with the ministries of finance and establishment to resolve the issue.Gilani stressed the need to improve the quality of education in the government schools through proper monitoring and right selection/training of teachers.

He mentioned that during his surprise visit to one of the secondary girls school in Islamabad on January 30, he had observed that the level of knowledge of students was unsatisfactory while some of the teachers were absent.

He expressed dismay that even the ministry does not have a proper monitoring system even for the schools in Islamabad. Minister of State for Education Ghulam Farid Kathia assured the prime minister that in consonance with his directions a comprehensive plan shall be submitted within one month to improve the standard of education. The issue relating to the shortage of science, mathematics and computer teachers was also discussed in the meeting. Senior officials of the ministry also attended the meeting.

Courtesy : The News