Sindh Needs Almost 5 Lakh School Desks: Sindh High Court
The state education administration notified the Sindh High Court that 1.28 million children registered in government institutions throughout the province need more than 500,000 desks. This figure was brought up in a recent hearing over the acquisition of furniture for public schools. Sometimes the students there have to do even without proper furnish class rooms. In a Friday order, the High Court voiced its disapproval of the report from the education department and stated that the entire demand is almost 500,000 which needs to fulfilled immediately.
Earlier, the government had neglected to supply teachers and desks in accordance with the student-to-teacher ratio policy which is why the honorable high court took notice and further highlighted the dearth of amenities for kids.
The schools in Sindh lack suitable structures, laboratories, digital teaching, and transportation even though the education sector budget has been allocated as billions of rupees. Except for kids engaged in public-private partnerships governed by the Sindh Education Foundation, the High Court stated that it was first told about four million students attending government schools and almost 1.28 million kids did not have desks in their classes, according to the court, which was a serious flaw in the educational system.
The education secretary told the court that the government is making every effort to acquire desks, considering the space that schools have to offer. The High Court noted that the education administration had previously acknowledged that, mostly as a result of the floods in years prior, hundreds of kids were receiving their education outside under the open sky or in makeshift huts or tents.
The SHC instructed the education department to purchase desks, ideally within six months, while making sure that all regulations and standards were properly followed and that no legalities or codes were missed. The finance department was instructed to release the budget right away in order to speed up the procedure.
The chief secretary was mandated by the high court to notify the caretaker CM of the circumstances. In addition, the secretary was instructed to establish a committee whose job it was to verify and inspect the caliber of every desk that was supplied in each district, including those that were furnished by outside vendors. Furthermore, the bench allowed a private contractor six months to replace the desks in accordance with the tender requirements.
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