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]
Minister of Education and Literacy of Sindh
Emblem of Government of Sindh
Flag of Government of Sindh
Incumbent Mrs. Rana Hussain since 19 August 2023[1]
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 Bodiesedit
Reform Support Unitedit
Reform Support Unit was established to build the institutional capability of the Department of Education.[11]
Girls Stipendedit
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 Boardedit
Production and publication of textbooks and supplementary reading material relating to textbooks.[14]
Bureau of Curriculumedit
Bureau of Curriculum & Extension Wing is responsible for curriculum development.[15]
Sindh Education Foundationedit
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 Educationedit
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 Authorityedit
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 Programedit
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]
^. asp.org.pk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
^Correspondent, The Newspaper's (18 February 2014). "USAID to build 120 schools in Sindh's flood-hit areas". dawn.com.
External linksedit
Education and Literacy Department
Bureau of Curriculum
Sindh Education Foundation
Reform Support Unit
January 01, 1970
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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 Minister of Education and Literacy of SindhEmblem of Government of SindhFlag of Government of SindhIncumbentMrs Rana Hussainsince 19 August 2023 1 Department of Education and LiteracyReports toChief MinisterSeatSindhAppointerChief Ministerwith Provincial Assembly advice and consentTerm lengthNo fixed termWebsiteOfficial Website Contents 1 Facts 2 Autonomous Bodies 2 1 Reform Support Unit 2 1 1 Girls Stipend 2 2 Sindh Textbook Board 2 3 Bureau of Curriculum 2 4 Sindh Education Foundation 2 5 Provincial institute of Teacher Education 2 6 Sindh Teachers Education Development Authority 2 7 Sindh Basic Education Program 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFacts editThere 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 editReform Support Unit edit Reform Support Unit was established to build the institutional capability of the Department of Education 11 Girls Stipend edit The Education amp 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 edit Production and publication of textbooks and supplementary reading material relating to textbooks 14 Bureau of Curriculum edit Bureau of Curriculum amp Extension Wing is responsible for curriculum development 15 Sindh Education Foundation edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 See also editEducation in PakistanReferences edit Cabinet amp Functionaries pas gov pk Education amp Literacy Department www sindheducation gov pk Home college sindh gov pk Retrieved 19 December 2019 Government Colleges college sindh gov pk Retrieved 19 December 2019 General Knowledge Mcqs GK Pakistan Information Question Answers General Knowledge Urdu 19 December 2019 Retrieved 19 December 2019 Adoption of closed schools Sindh education department fails to gear up work Business Recorder brecorder com Education amp Literacy Department www sindheducation gov pk Education amp Literacy Department www sindheducation gov pk Education amp Literacy Department www sindheducation gov pk Education amp Literacy Department www sindheducation gov pk RSU About US rsu sindh gov pk Archived from the original on 27 July 2014 Projects Sindh Structural Adjustment Credit Project of the world bank Pakistan Peoples Party PPP s Sindh Govt initiated Sindh Reform Programme with the support of 100 million from the World Bank ppp org pk Education amp Literacy Department www sindheducation gov pk Mission amp Function of BoC www bcews gos pk Sindh Education Foundation Govt Of Sindh sef org pk Education amp Literacy Department www sindheducation gov pk Education amp Literacy Department www sindheducation gov pk USAID Assessment and Strengthening Program ASP asp org pk Archived from the original on 10 August 2014 Correspondent The Newspaper s 18 February 2014 USAID to build 120 schools in Sindh s flood hit areas dawn com External links editEducation and Literacy Department Bureau of Curriculum Sindh Education Foundation Reform Support Unit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sindh Education and Literacy Department amp oldid 1172852646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
