CM orders provision of furniture to all govt schools

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Sunday directed the officials to provide the government schools with furniture under the ongoing educational emergency to help ensure 100 percent student enrollment.

He said this while chairing a meeting here on Sunday to finalize the Annual Development Programme of the upcoming financial year, said a handout.Adviser to Chief Minister on Finance, Muzzammil Aslam, Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah, Additional Chief Secretary for Planning and Development Ikramullah Khan, and administrative secretaries of relevant departments attended the meeting.

Detailed discussions were held on development proposals submitted by various departments, including Planning, Communications, Local Government, Education, Health, Irrigation, and water supply.Each proposed project was reviewed and finalized for inclusion in the upcoming development programme.

The chief minister directed the officials concerned to ensure that the provision of furniture to every government school was completed during the next fiscal year, adding that no students in the public sector school should sit on the floor owing to the lack of furniture.

He stated that all required funds for the provision of school furniture would be made available on a priority basis. The chief minister emphasized that access to proper furniture, functional washrooms, and clean drinking water in government schools was a priority and that there would be no compromise on these essentials.

He instructed that a special programme should be launched to improve the quality of education in government schools, directing that modern training be provided to teachers and that such training be made mandatory for all newly recruited educators.

The chief minister said the new ADP would be a visionary document, laying the foundation for the province’s development agenda over the next four years.He said the plan would incorporate input from elected public representatives and prioritize projects based on the actual needs of communities across different regions.

He added that projects with over 80 per cent progress would be completed within the next year, while approximately 50 percent of other ongoing projects were expected to reach completion in the same period.

The chief minister stressed that the new ADP would be realistic and aligned with the genuine needs of the public.He said there would be no discrimination in the allocation of development projects, adding special attention would be given to the uplift of underdeveloped regions.