Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that 20,000 schools will benefit under the Khadim-e-Punjab Ujala Programme.
The chief minister chaired a high-level meeting here on Thursday where he was briefed about Pakistan’s Educational Statistics published by Academy of Education Planning and Management.
The chief minister said to meet the deficit of teachers in schools, two lakh highly skilled teachers have been hired on merit. “83,000 children have been rescued from the misery of child labour and enrolled in schools,” he added. He said additional rooms are built in schools and solar panels are being provided to 20,000 schools.
Shehbaz said further arrangements are being made to increase student enrollment in schools. The chief minister said the government has ensured the provision of missing facilities in the schools of Punjab.
He said the rate of drop-out students has reduced significantly in schools thanks to the positive measures taken by the government. CM Shehbaz said that schools without electricity will be provided electricity soon through the Solar Panels Programme.
