The Punjab government is working on a plan to introduce district education authority to improve the standard of education across the province.
According to sources in Education Department, the district education authority will be functional after local bodies process gets completed and district chairmen assume charge of their offices.
The ongoing Executive District Education (EDO) office will be replaced with chief executives having scale-19 and district chairmen would also monitor the affairs in educational institutes. The district education authority would have its complete organisation structure, sources said.
The basic aim of formation of district education authorities is to improve standards of education, ensure maximum enrolment and resolve problems pertaining to education department locally.