Murad approves taking over federally controlled 4,192 non-formal schools
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a meeting taking over federally run non-formal schools
- Volunteer Teachers to be paid Rs Rs25,000 salary
- 4,192 centers/schools with 4,425 teachers and 236,755 enrolment
- 1,463 BECSD centers with 1,463 teachers and 61,118 enrolment
- 2,729 NCHD centers, 2962 teachers and 175,637 students
- Enhancement of salaries of 4,425 teachers would cause a Rs1.327 billion financial implication
KARACHI – July 1, 2021- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved taking over 4192 non-formal schools being run by the federal government and decided to enhance the salaries of teachers from Rs8000 to Rs25,000.
As per decision taken in the Council of Common Interest (CCI), he accorded this approval while presiding over a meeting here at CM House on Thursday.
In the 42th session of CCI held on July 18, 2020 a decision was taken that the provincial governments would take over National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) and Basic Education Community School (BECS) from June 30, 2021.
Minister Education Saeed Ghani told the chief minister that there was total 4,192 centers/schools with 4,425 teachers and 236,755 enrolment, including 1,463 BECSD centers with 1,463 teachers and 61,118 enrolment and 2,729 NCHD centers, 2962 teachers and 175,637 students.
The chief minister was told that these schools/centers were being run under non-formal education system where teachers were teaching on voluntarily basis against a remuneration of Rs8000, per month.
The chief minister said that his government has already announced minimum wage at Rs25,000 per month, therefore these volunteer teachers would be paid Rs25,000 each per month.
The finance department told the chief minister that by enhancing the salaries of 4,425 teachers from Rs8, 000 to Rs25,000 per month would cause a Rs1.327 billion financial implication. Mr Shah approved the amount and directed the department to move a summary for the purpose.
Mr Shah also directed the education department to take over the schools immediately and make the schools functional with the same teaching staff. “After sometimes an opportunity may be provided to the teachers to appear in the test and those who qualified it would be inducted as regular staff,” he said.
The chief minister also directed the education department to assess the requirement of these schools in terms of furniture, water, washrooms, electricity, and others and ensure their provision at the earliest.
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