Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

MONDAY, THE 23^RD FEBRUARY, 2015.

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Monday, the 23^rd February, 2015 at 10.00 a.m.

I.       (A)     RECITATION FROM THE HOLY QUR’AN.

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

            (Education Department)

III.      CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

1.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 154 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY ENGINEER SABIR HUSSAIN KAIMKHANI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Finance, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that is it a fact that the Government of Sindh is not allocating any amount in the head of Repair and Maintenance for District Hyderabad?

2.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 91 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. AISHA KHATOON, MPA: The Honourable Senior Minister for Education & Literacy, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that is it a fact that twelve schools are closed at Khairpur. Steps taken by the Government in this regard?

3.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 75 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. JAMAL AHMED, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that is it a fact that the illegal motorcycle bazar is organized on every Sunday at Hyderi. Steps taken by the Government in this regard?

4.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 153 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. NUSRAT BANO SEHER ABBASI, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Irrigation, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that is it a fact that Irrigation department has given contract of Rs.100 billion to demark the land on Malir river to a defaulter company without environment assessment?

5.    CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 131 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. SORATH, MPA: The Honourable Minister for Revenue, Sindh may please to give answer / statement that M/S Bahria Town is launching housing projects in major cities of Sindh on government land; if yes on what cost land has been allotted to it?

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

V.       PRIVILEGE MOTION, IF ANY.

VI.     ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 09 OF 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. NUSRAT BANO SEHER ABBASI, MPA REGARDING THERE IS ACUTE SHORTAGE OF HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES IN MALIR.

VII.    CONSIDERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 05 OF 2015-THE SINDH LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015.

VIII.  ANY OTHER BUSINESS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.

KARACHI, THE                                                                     G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

21^ST FEBRUARY, 2015.                                                              SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

MONDAY THE 23^RD FEBRUARY, 2015.

 *1675. MS. RANA ANSAR: Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:-

Funds released for Sindh Education Reform Program by World Bank during 2007-08 along with the number of schools benefitted under the same?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

The World Bank has supported the Sindh Education Reform Program (SERP) which was initiated by Government of Sindh in 2006-07 in the form of Sindh Education Sector Development Policy Credit (SEDPC) amounting to US $ 100 million during the financial year 2007-08.

That funds were utilized in four complimentary pillars. The first pillar includes fiscal, financial management, and procurement reforms aimed at strengthening provincial finances and the effectiveness of public expenditure while increasing education and other poverty related expenditures. The second pillar includes reforms to strengthen the functioning, capacity and accountability of provincial and district education management in line with devolution objectives to provide incentives to districts improve service delivery; and to strengthen the role of school management committees in school development and monitoring. The third pillar aims at improving access to quality schooling, with a particular focus on rural areas and girls, by improving the quality and free textbooks and girls stipend and by launching partnerships with the non-government/private sector to increase access and quality. The forth pillar aims to improve the quality of teaching and learning, through instituting merit-based recruitment and improved accountability of teachers, establishing a competency-based system of teacher education and continuous professional development and through strengthening the assessment of student achievement in the provincial education system.

No. of Schools benefitted:

 Source: SEMIS Census 2007-08

*2136. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that the condition of government girls primary school Khadhan, District Badin is deteriorated and lives of children are in danger;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the steps taken by the department in this regard?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

The building of Government Girls Primary School Khadhan, district Badin was deteriorated during the flood of 2011 and the students of the said schools have been shifted to Government Girls Middle School Khadhan.

Funds for repair of the building of Government Girls Primary School, Khadhan, district Badin has been earmarked during the current financial year and the repair work will be started soon by the Works & Services Department, Badin.

In addition, construction work for new building of Government Girls Middle School Khadhan has been started by the Works and Services Department, Badin.

 *2335. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:-

District-wise and Taluka/Town-wise number of middle schools upgraded to the level of secondary school during 2011-12 and 2012-13 in the province?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

District wise and taluka wise Schools upgraded from Middle to Secondary Level during 2011-12 & 2012-13:

 *2957. MR. SHIRAZ WAHEED: Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that being in dilapidate condition school building of Government Girls Primary School, Kumbhar Colony, Ward No.2 in Tando Bagho Town, is closed for the last 15 years resulting educational career of about 150 girls suffering;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, reasons thereof along with intention of the Government to repair/reconstruct the said school building?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

There is no Government Girls Primary School Kumbhar Colony Ward No. 2 in taluka Tando Bago.

However, Government Girls Primary School Kumbhar Mohalla Ward No. 3 of taluka Tando Bago is functional having an enrolment of 49 students.

The details of Government Schools in taluka Tando Bago, district Badin are as under:

Karachi:-                                         G. M. Umar Farooq

the 20^th February, 2015.                          Secretary

                                                  Provincial Assembly of Sindh.