Sindh Education and Literacy Department explained

Post:Minister of Education and Literacy
Body:Sindh
Flag:Flag of Sindh.svg
Flagsize:150px
Flagcaption:Flag of Government of Sindh
Insignia:Coat of arms of Sindh Province.svg
Insigniasize:150px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Government of Sindh
Incumbent:Mrs. Rana Hussain
Incumbentsince:19 August 2023[1]
Department:Department of Education and Literacy
Reports To:Chief Minister
Appointer:Chief Minister
Appointer Qualified:with Provincial Assembly advice and consent
Termlength:No fixed term

Education and Literacy Department is a department of the Government of Sindh, Pakistan.The primary objective of the department is to look after the educational affairs within the province and co-ordinate with Federal Government and donor agencies regarding promotion of education in the province. The department plays supervisory role of Primary education and manages Secondary education, Technical Education, incentive programs and development schemes.[2] Government of Sindh has bifurcated Education and Literacy Department into two separate departments College Education Department and School Education Department on 6 October 2016 hence having two different Secretaries of the departments.[3]

Facts

There are 327 public sector Colleges are functioning under the College Education Department of Sindh[4] [5] and 42,900 Primary Schools, 2,429 Elementary Schools and 2,065 High Schools under the department.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Autonomous Bodies

Reform Support Unit

Reform Support Unit was established to build the institutional capability of the Department of Education.[11]

Girls Stipend

The Education & Literacy Department initiated distribution of stipends to female students in rural area to increase literacy rate, under the Sindh Structural Adjustment Credit a program of World Bank.[12] [13]

Sindh Textbook Board

Production and publication of textbooks and supplementary reading material relating to textbooks.[14]

Bureau of Curriculum

Bureau of Curriculum & Extension Wing is responsible for curriculum development.[15]

Sindh Education Foundation

The Sindh Education Foundation is an autonomous body to encourage and promote education in the private sector operating on non-profit basis.[16]

Provincial institute of Teacher Education

Provincial institute of Teacher Education was established in 1995 with help of Asian Development Bank, as a teacher education institute.[17]

Sindh Teachers Education Development Authority

Sindh Teachers Education Development Authority oversee and regulate the teacher training activities and to maintain the standards of the trainings and the training providers.[18]

Sindh Basic Education Program

SBEP is a program of the department and USAID under which 120 schools will be constructed by USAID in Sindh's under developed areas. The program is valued around $155 million.[19] [20]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cabinet & Functionaries pas.gov.pk.
  2. Web site: Education & Literacy Department. www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  3. Web site: Home. college.sindh.gov.pk. 2019-12-19.
  4. Web site: Government Colleges. college.sindh.gov.pk. 2019-12-19.
  5. Web site: General Knowledge Mcqs (GK) - Pakistan Information Question Answers. 2019-12-19. General Knowledge Urdu. en. 2019-12-19.
  6. Web site: 'Adoption of closed schools': Sindh education department fails to gear up work - Business Recorder. brecorder.com.
  7. Web site: Education & Literacy Department. www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  8. Web site: Education & Literacy Department. www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  9. Web site: Education & Literacy Department. www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  10. Web site: Education & Literacy Department. www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  11. Web site: RSU - About US. rsu-sindh.gov.pk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727034750/http://www.rsu-sindh.gov.pk/aboutus.html. 2014-07-27.
  12. http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P075810/sindh-structural-adjustment-credit-project?lang=en Projects : Sindh Structural Adjustment Credit Project of the world bank.
  13. Web site: Pakistan Peoples Party - PPP’s Sindh Govt initiated Sindh Reform Programme with the support of $100 million from the World Bank. ppp.org.pk.
  14. Web site: Education & Literacy Department. www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  15. Web site: Mission & Function of BoC. www.bcews.gos.pk.
  16. Web site: Sindh Education Foundation (Govt Of Sindh). sef.org.pk.
  17. Web site: Education & Literacy Department. www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  18. Web site: Education & Literacy Department. www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  19. Web site: USAID - Assessment and Strengthening Program (ASP). asp.org.pk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810195307/http://www.asp.org.pk/Operations/sindh-basic-education.html. 2014-08-10.
  20. Web site: USAID to build 120 schools in Sindh’s flood-hit areas. The Newspaper's. Correspondent. 18 February 2014. dawn.com.