Balochistan districts to get boarding schools soon
Parents of the school’s students say they are worried because of the lack of basic facilities and some have enrolled their chil-dren in private educational institutes. PHOTO: EXPRESS
The Balochistan government has decided to establish boarding schools in every district of the province at a cost of Rs10 billion to provide modern quality education to the youth and prepare them for future challenges.
The government would also establish 10 additional colleges in Quetta district to ensure enhanced education facilities to the youth of the province on modern lines.
An official familiar with the matter said in order to provide best educational facilities to the youth of far-flung areas of the province, the government would establish boarding schools in their nearest proximity. Besides best educational environment, the official added that well equipped hostels, sports and other modern facilities would be provided to the students in these boarding schools.
He said the government would also provide boarding, lodging, books and uniforms free of cost to the students in the province.
The Balochistan government has also planned to establish 100 new middle schools, for which Rs1,500 million were being allocated in the annual budget 2021-22 to provide quality education with easy accessibility to the young generation in the province.
During the last financial year, Rs3.542 billion has been released for the establishment of 197 new schools in remote areas of the province.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 30th, 2021.