In a major move to strength public sector schools in the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided that 100 percent students enrolled in government schools will be provided with furniture under the ongoing educational emergency. The CM has directed the concerned authorities to ensure that the provision of furniture to every government school is completed during the next fiscal year. He said that no students in public sector should sit on floor owing to non available of furniture, adding, all required funds for the provision of school furniture will be made available on a priority basis. Highlighting the government’s commitment to improving basic facilities, the CM emphasised that access to proper furniture, functional washrooms and clean drinking water in government schools is a top priority and that there will be no compromise on these essentials.
The CM has also instructed that a special program be launched to improve the quality of education in government schools further directing that modern training be provided to teachers and that such training be made mandatory for all newly recruited educators.
He was chairing a meeting here on Sunday to finalise the Annual Development Programme of the upcoming financial year. The meeting was attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister on Finance Muzammil Aslam, Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah, Additional Chief Secretary for Planning and Development Ikramullah Khan, and administrative secretaries of relevant departments.
During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on development proposals submitted by various departments, including Planning, Communications, Local Government, Education, Health, Irrigation, and Water Supply. Each proposed project was individually reviewed and finalised for inclusion in the upcoming development programme.
Speaking to the participants, the CM said the new ADP will be a visionary document, laying the foundation for the province’s development agenda over the next four years. The plan will incorporate input from elected public representatives and prioritise projects based on the actual needs of communities across different regions.
He added that the ADP would include solid and practical projects serving broad public interests, with the majority of next year’s development funds allocated to completing ongoing projects.
Projects with over 80 percent progress will be completed within the next year, while approximately 50 percent of other ongoing projects are also expected to reach completion in the same period.
The CM stressed that the new ADP will be realistic and aligned with the genuine needs of the public. ‘We will not pursue superficial progress while leaving essential needs behind,’ he said.
‘We will ensure the wise and effective use of taxpayers’ money,’ he maintained, declaring, ‘Every constituency in the province is my constituency.’ The CM pledged there would be no discrimination in the allocation of development projects. He assured that special attention would be given to uplifting underdeveloped regions.
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