Govt to introduce radio schools: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood said on Friday that the government is working to boost internet services and speed to facilitate students in taking online classes.

He said the government has all set to introduce radio schools and e-education portal in the next month.

He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Insaf Students Federation (ISF) which met him at his office to discuss the education related issues.

Shafqat Mahmood informed the delegation that the education ministry was making efforts on urgent basis to provide access to students to internet facility with increase in speed.

A committee, in that regard, had been established under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary Education Mohiuddin Ahmadwani, he added.

The minister said that around eight million students were taking benefit from the Tele-school project. He said the pandemic has severely affected all the sectors of life; however, all out efforts would be made to continue the educational activities at any cost.

The students, he said, were being promoted in next classes as per the decision of the National Coordination Committee (NCC). The directions had also been issued to the federal board in that regard, he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 27^th, 2020.