CM told 15 new colleges established in KP

PESHAWAR: The establishment of 15 new colleges across KP has been completed and classes will formally be launched there from the start of the coming academic session.

This was told in a meeting here on Friday which was chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, said an official handout.

Besides Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Higher Education and Information Kamran Bangash and Secretary Higher Education Muhammad Daud, other relevant officials attended the meeting.

The meeting was given a presentation on the progress made so far on the ongoing and new schemes of colleges in the province.

It was added that the work on the establishment of 25 more colleges was in final stages which would be completed during the upcoming financial year.

The participants were told that overall, 63 colleges were under construction in KP out of which 32 were for girls and 31 for boys, adding the work on the provision of missing facilities in 326 colleges was in progress.

It was further informed that establishment of Government Girls Degree College Jalozai, Government Girls Degree College Tarkha, Government Degree College Barawal, Government Girls Degree College Ogi , Government Degree College Koh-eDaman, Government Girls Degree College Malambat, Government Girls Degree College Par Hoti, Government Degree College Kotha, Government Girls Degree College Banda Daud Shah, Government Degree College Gandaf, Government Degree College Kot, Government Girls Degree College Billi Tang, Government Girls Degree College Home Economics Mardan, Government Girls Degree College Adenzai and Government College of Management Sciences (Women) Swabi had been completed.

Expressing satisfaction at the overall progress on the establishment of new colleges in the province, the chief minister directed the officials concerned to expedite the process of land acquisitions for the new colleges in the province.

He asked the officials to ensure physical progress on all the projects as per the given timelines and to carry out a study for the next five years requirements of new colleges in the province for planning.

Mahmood Khan directed the officials to include an Annual Development Plan scheme in the upcoming budget to convert a university campus in Lower Dir into a full-fledged University.

He directed the officials of the Higher Education Department to work out a feasible plan to launch MS classes in certain disciplines in the colleges of the far-flung areas.