RAWALPINDI:
Rawalpindi District Education Authority has done record development work in school classes during the last six months under the District Education Department.
In the first installment, funds of Rs 189.135 million were released for the construction of additional classrooms, new toilets and boundary walls in 98 educational institutions across Rawalpindi district.
These include 15 secondary schools, 56 secondary schools, 18 primary schools and nine elementary schools.
An amount of Rs 133 million was allocated for the construction of 180 new classrooms, while Rs 155 million was transferred to the respective schools for the construction of 127 new toilets. The funds are used in consultation with the school council, and construction work has already begun.
The authority also distributed Rs7 million as donations among flood-affected people in Muzaffargarh, Multan and Gujrat, along with provision of warm blankets and quilts.
Under the School Teacher Internship Program (STI), 364 school teacher interns have been formally employed, while the recruitment process for a further 300 teachers is underway.
In the first phase of rationalization, 564 teachers were transferred to address staff shortages, followed by the transfer of another 300 teachers in the second phase.
To recognize the achievements of the teachers, 125 “Hero Teachers” were awarded. Best performance awards were also given to District Education Officers, Deputy DEOs at tehsil level and one male and one female Assistant Education Officer from each tehsil. In addition, 13 tehsil coordinators from the secondary wing received awards.
Education Authority Managing Director Tariq Mahmood transferred office staff and Class-IV employees to improve office efficiency. Checklists for all categories of official files and cases were displayed for convenience and awareness.
Formal budget approval orders were issued for 161 pending leave encashment cases for male and female employees and 38 family support cases for families of deceased employees. A further 106 leave encashment cases and 33 financial assistance cases will be resolved in the near future.
