Times Report
PESHAWAR: The Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Arshad Ayub Khan, has said that providing educational facilities to students under the Double Shift School Program in the province is a people-friendly initiative of the current government. He stated that the purpose of offering classes in a second shift in schools is to make better use of educational infrastructure and to reduce the number of out-of-school children.
He expressed these views while chairing a meeting in Peshawar on Wednesday regarding the Double Shift School Program. On the occasion, Secretary Elementary and Secondary Education Muhammad Khalid, Special Secretary Masood Ahmad, Chief Planning Officer Zainullah, Director Elementary and Secondary Education Naghmana Sardar, and other officials were also present.
During the meeting, the provincial minister was briefed that in order to continue the program and achieve the desired targets, various non-governmental organizations are cooperating alongside the government. It was further informed that currently 1,007 double shift schools are fully functional in the province. Additionally, 158 more schools will be shifted to the double shift system, including 114 girls’ schools. Likewise, 100 schools will be upgraded, including primary, middle, and high schools.
While addressing the meeting, the provincial minister said that the current government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa considers the Double Shift School Program highly important because it is helping provide quality education to out-of-school children in the province. He added that in remote areas of the province, girls previously faced significant difficulties and challenges in accessing education, which often left their education incomplete. However, through this second-time program, girls in remote areas are now able to receive education in schools located near their villages.
He further stated that necessary measures will be taken to expand the Double Shift School Program, and wherever needed, the government will provide full support in this regard.
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