Sindh starts census at schools, madrsahs

Move meant to find out number of children not getting education for any reason

KARACHI:

The Sindh government has started census to figure out the actual number of students studying in government schools as well as private schools and madrsahs.

Main objective of this process is to find out the actual number of out-of-school or registered and studying students in the province.

The campaign has been initiated on the orders of Sindh Education Minister, Sardar Ali Shah.

According to Rafia Javed, Additional Director Registration, Directorate of Private Institutions, the Sindh government is aware that there is a mentionable number of uneducated children in the province. These children have the same right to education like all other Pakistani children. In this regard, steps are being taken to find out the exact number of school-going children. In the first phase, the education department will start the census in schools and madrsahs across the province.

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Rafia Javed said that information is being obtained about the number of students, studying in private schools, institution or madrsahs so that an integrated strategy may be developed for the children who have been deprived of education for any reason.

In this regard, the owners of private schools and the superintendents of madrsahs are also requested to cooperate in providing necessary information to the government staff deputed for the census work.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, May 25^th, 2022.