RAWALPINDI: Upgradation work for missing facilities such as classrooms, toilets and boundary walls in government-run schools of Rawalpindi district will be completed by the end of October.
A senior official of the District Education Authority told Dawn that the Punjab government had allocated Rs938.9 million for missing facilities in public schools in Rawalpindi district but released Rs424.8 million.
He said Rs76.7 million had been allocated for construction of 89 classrooms in 54 schools in the district, Rs437.4 million for the construction of additional classrooms in 201 schools, Rs39.95 million for provision of drinking water in 47 schools, Rs116.2 million for solarisation in 126 schools, Rs78.11 million for provision of furniture in 242 schools, Rs142.742 million for construction of boundary walls in 164 schools and Rs47.75 million for construction of toilets in 99 schools.
He said there were more than 1,178 public schools, 4,733 private schools and 17 special education centres in the district.
The official said the provincial government had formed a new agency in the province called the Strategic Management Unit at the School Education Department, and all development work was conducted through this agency.
When contacted, District Education Authority Chief Executive Officer Yaseen Khan Baloch said work on development schemes is almost complete and new work would be started next year. He said school enrolment had increased while quality education was being ensured in public schools. He further said the issue of missing facilities in the majority of the schools had been resolved.