FGTA plans agitation for uniform education system in capital

Islamabad

The Federal Government Teachers Association (FGTA) has threatened agitation after the ongoing summer vacation against the Capital Administration and Development Division’s (CADD) failure to introduce uniform education system in Islamabad’s government schools and colleges.

The capital city has around 400 FG and 20 model schools and colleges with the latter having much better facilities and staff than the former.

Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had approved the plan to upgrade all FG schools and colleges to bring them on a par with Islamabad's model educational institutions some five years ago but the plan had been awaiting execution since.

The Capital Administration and Development Division oversees all these educational institutions through the Federal Directorate of Education.

“CADD Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry had promised to ensure uniform education system in Islamabad but the promise has yet to be fulfilled. Now we’ve plans to agitate if the needful is not done before the resumption of classes after the ongoing summer vacation,” FGTA President Malik Ameer Khan told ‘The News’ on Sunday.

He said the FG schools mostly located in rural areas of Islamabad were severely understaffed and had acute shortage of facilities but the relevant CADD and FDE officials had been acting indifferently.

The FGTA president said the association members and other stakeholders would meet today (Monday) to discuss future course of action on the matter.