Sindh Education and Literacy Department

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Minister of Education and Literacy of Sindh
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since 19 August 2023 [1]
Department of Education and Literacy
Reports to Chief Minister
Seat Sindh
Appointer Chief Minister
with Provincial Assembly advice and consent
Term length No fixed term
Website Official Website

Education and Literacy Department is a department of the Government of Sindh, Pakistan. The primary objective of the department is to look after the educational affairs within the province and co-ordinate with Federal Government and donor agencies regarding promotion of education in the province. The department plays supervisory role of Primary education and manages Secondary education, Technical Education, incentive programs and development schemes. [2] Government of Sindh has bifurcated Education and Literacy Department into two separate departments College Education Department and School Education Department on 6 October 2016 hence having two different Secretaries of the departments. [3]

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Facts

There are 327 public sector Colleges are functioning under the College Education Department of Sindh [4] [5] and 42,900 Primary Schools, 2,429 Elementary Schools and 2,065 High Schools under the department. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Autonomous Bodies

Reform Support Unit

Reform Support Unit was established to build the institutional capability of the Department of Education. [11]

Girls Stipend

The Education & Literacy Department initiated distribution of stipends to female students in rural area to increase literacy rate, under the Sindh Structural Adjustment Credit a program of World Bank. [12] [13]

Sindh Textbook Board

Production and publication of textbooks and supplementary reading material relating to textbooks. [14]

Bureau of Curriculum

Bureau of Curriculum & Extension Wing is responsible for curriculum development. [15]

Sindh Education Foundation

The Sindh Education Foundation is an autonomous body to encourage and promote education in the private sector operating on non-profit basis. [16]

Provincial institute of Teacher Education

Provincial institute of Teacher Education was established in 1995 with help of Asian Development Bank, as a teacher education institute. [17]

Sindh Teachers Education Development Authority

Sindh Teachers Education Development Authority oversee and regulate the teacher training activities and to maintain the standards of the trainings and the training providers. [18]

Sindh Basic Education Program

SBEP is a program of the department and USAID under which 120 schools will be constructed by USAID in Sindh's under developed areas. The program is valued around $155 million. [19] [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cabinet & Functionaries pas.gov.pk".
  2. ↑ "Education & Literacy Department". www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  3. ↑ "Home". college.sindh.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Government Colleges". college.sindh.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "General Knowledge Mcqs (GK) - Pakistan Information Question Answers". General Knowledge Urdu. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "'Adoption of closed schools': Sindh education department fails to gear up work - Business Recorder". brecorder.com.
  7. ↑ "Education & Literacy Department". www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  8. ↑ "Education & Literacy Department". www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  9. ↑ "Education & Literacy Department". www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  10. ↑ "Education & Literacy Department". www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  11. ↑ "RSU - About US". rsu-sindh.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Projects : Sindh Structural Adjustment Credit Project of the world bank.
  13. ↑ "Pakistan Peoples Party - PPP's Sindh Govt initiated Sindh Reform Programme with the support of $100 million from the World Bank". ppp.org.pk.
  14. ↑ "Education & Literacy Department". www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  15. ↑ "Mission & Function of BoC". www.bcews.gos.pk.
  16. ↑ "Sindh Education Foundation (Govt Of Sindh)". sef.org.pk.
  17. ↑ "Education & Literacy Department". www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  18. ↑ "Education & Literacy Department". www.sindheducation.gov.pk.
  19. ↑ "USAID - Assessment and Strengthening Program (ASP)". asp.org.pk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
  20. ↑ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (18 February 2014). "USAID to build 120 schools in Sindh's flood-hit areas". dawn.com.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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