CM Marri for providing basic facilities to schools

Directs authorities to intensify campaigns to enhance children’s enrolment

QUETTA: Caretaker Balochistan Chief Minister Alauddin Marri has said that instead of constructing buildings “we should provide basic facilities and technical assistance to our children” so the education ratio is at par with other provinces.

“The previous regimes failed in revamping the educational plight of Balochistan as they were busy in constructing educational buildings without providing basic facilities and technical education to the children,” said the caretaker chief minister while chairing a session to review the plight of Higher and Secondary Education in Balochistan on Friday.



Interim Minister Nasrullah Khan Khilji, Imam Bukhsh Baloch, Chief Secretary Akhtar Nazeer, secretaries of Secondary and Higher Education and officials of the education department attended the session.

Lamenting the plight of primary education in Balochistan, Marri said, “Unfortunately, 52% of primary schools in our province have only one room, there are no bathrooms and drinking water is also not available, while dozens of other schools have no boundary walls. Balochistan can’t walk with other provinces and developed countries till our one million children are out of school.”

He directed authorities to intensify campaigns in the province to enhance children’s enrolment.



Caretaker Minister for Education Nasrullah Khilji informed the chief minister about the challenges in Higher and Secondary Education departments and briefed the session regarding shortage of teachers and funds, which was contributing to the educational plight of the province.

Marri directed the Education Department to launch strict action against ghost teachers and staff, showing negligence towards their profession.

The session unanimously proposed Private Partnership Programme to revamp the education sector in Balochistan.

“The provincial government is keen to provide technical education to our children at primary level, but teachers in Balochistan must be responsible towards their sacred profession,” said the chief minister.