KP CM says to bring reforms in education system is top priority of govt
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PESHAWAR: (APP) Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak termed education as the most important concern of a government as it was the known yardstick for the development of any nation.
He disclosed the government was planning a uniform education system for both public and private schools in the province from the next fiscal year.
He was addressing 6th Convocation ceremony of Fazaia Colllege of Education for Women here Thursday.
The Chief Minister congratulated all the students and their parents on the successful completion of the courses and said Pakistan Air Force was true to its traditions and stayed in the forward lines in the service of the nation.
The PAF educational institutions had the right kind of vision to have a lead role at educational front in the new millennium. He said the teachers produced at Fazaia College of Education were transferring knowledge in a befitting manner to the youth of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He wished the PAF to continue putting its share in education for nation building.
He reminded that "societies lacking durable system of education cannot survive as the absence of education creates space for wrongs in the society."
Unfortunately, he said his government inherited a weak educational system that failed to respond to the challenges of 21st century.
He said, "our government right from the beginning focused on building institutions with education at the top. We are committed to ensure equal educational facilities to all to remove the gap between rich and poor," he added.
The provincial government had already started teaching kids in the public sector institutions at primary level preparing the kids of the poor to have an even playing field to compete with the children of rich.
Talking about the reforms, his government brought about, he said, "we are investing energies, resources and time for quality education in the province," adding because of his government reforms, parents shifted their 35000 kids from private to public sector institutions.
He lamented that Class based education system was the main element that created a yawning gap between the rich and poor, adding it was the tool to protect the interest of the haves and therefore the have-nots were at the receiving end.
He reminded that "civilized nations always give priority to education because education civilizes the people and this civilization becomes the launching pad for the development of nations," he added.
He said the KP government constructed 10045 boundary walls, 5359 toilets, 4260 additional class rooms, provided 3611 drinking water connections and 418 solar panels. In the 2nd Phase, his government completed 77 facilities in 12637 schools and they were working on the remaining 13011 schools and the process would be completed in the next fiscal year.
Pervez Khattak said government was also spending billions on the improvement of Higher education institutions, giving autonomy to the universities and establishing University campuses at district level, he added.
He appreciated the hard work of the Fazaia College for teacher's training and congratulated the upgradation of the institution under the Air University and northern air command.
He also appreciated the concession given to the students of FATA region and other regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and assured full backing to the institution for giving education to all those who were without it. He assured full backing to the spread of education and knocking down the illiteracy in the province.
