The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) arranged a signing ceremony for managing 5,863 government schools under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The event took place at the Children’s Library Complex in Lahore.
The Provincial Minister for Education, Rana Sikandar Hayat, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The event was also attended by the Secretary of School Education Khalid Nazir Wattoo, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education Nosheen Adnan, Member Chief Minister’s Task Force Muzammil Mehmood, Program Director (PMIU) Farooq Rasheed, Managing Director of Punjab Education Foundation, Shahid Farid, and other senior officials.Agreements were signed with 21 NGOs, 12 education chains, and 1 Ed-tech firm to manage 3,650 government schools under the PPP model.
The Director of the Public Schools Reorganization Program, Shafiq Ahmad, signed the agreements on behalf of the foundation. The process of signing agreements with private educational partners selected through a transparent process will continue until September 5, 2024.On this occasion, Provincial Minister for Education, Rana Sikandar Hayat, termed the Public Schools Reorganization Program PSRP, which aims to run government schools in partnership with the private sector, as revolutionary. He emphasized that this initiative will provide world-class education free of cost to underprivileged students.
He further stated that the program will bring over 1.8 million out-of-school children in Punjab back into the education system. The minister also highlighted that quality education will be ensured through the capacity building of teachers in these schools. Additionally, he announced that high-performing primary schools will be upgraded to elementary levels, ensuring that students in those areas have access to quality education close to their homes.
