Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

TUESDAY, THE 7^TH APRIL, 2015.

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Tuesday, the 7^th April, 2015 at 10.00 a.m.

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

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

(Education Department)

III.    LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

IV.     PRIVILEGE MOTION, IF ANY.

V.       ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 02 OF 2015;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. MUHAMMAD SHAHARYAR KHAN MAHAR, MPA/ LEADER OF OPPOSITION, PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH REGARDING BALDIA BUS TERMINAL SITUATED IN HYDERABAD CITY HAS TO BE SHIFTED AS IT IS A SECURITY HAZARD FOR HYDERABAD JAIL.

VI.       MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTRODUCE THE PRIVATE BILL NO. 12 OF 2014-THE BENAZIR BHUTTO SHAHEED UNIVERSITY AT LYARI KARACHI (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2014;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED KHALID AHMED, MPA.

VII.     PRIVATE RESOLUTIONS:

1.    Resolution No. 86; given notice of by Ms. Nusrat Sultana, MPA regarding Exit Routes be made in all Public as well as Private high rise buildings in the Province.

2.    Resolution No. 85; given notice of by Mr. Dewan Chand Chawla, MPA regarding to specify funds for the Schemes of construction of Minorities Worship places in the Province.

3.    Resolution No. 82; given notice of by Mr. Nand Kumar, MPA regarding announcement be implemented and number of seats/job also be increased from 2000 to 5000.

4.    Resolution No. 83; given notice of by Ms. Nusrat Bano Seher Abbasi, MPA regarding to pay tribute to Shaheed-e-Islam Peer Syed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi.

5.    Resolution No. 104; given notice of by Syed Khalid Ahmed, MPA regarding to initiate Community Service Training in all Schools, Colleges and Universities in the Province.

VIII.                PRIVATE MOTIONS:

1.    Motion No. 05; given notice of by Ms. Nusrat Bano Seher Abbasi, MPA regarding to impose ban on the medical practice of quack doctors.

2.    Motion No. 123; given notice of by Ms. Naila Munir, MPA regarding to take action against the illegal seminaries (Madaressahs) running in the Province.

3.    Motion No. 72; given notice of by Dr. Seema Zia, MPA regarding to make it mandatory for every Motorcyclist to wear safety helmets.

4.    Motion No. 134; given notice of by Mr. Muhammad Dilawar Qureshi, MPA regarding to implement the prescribed labour laws in the factories/ industries.

5.    Motion No. 140; given notice of by Mr. Khurram Sher Zaman, MPA regarding to condemn the attack by workers of political party on our camp Friday, the 3^rd April, 2015 in Karimabad, Karachi.

IX.                   AMENDMENT IN RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH AS CONTEMPLATED BY SUB-RULE 4(A) OF RULE 267 OF RULES OF PROCEDURE:

1.    Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Syed Khalid Ahmed, MPA.

2.    Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Mr. Muhammad Hussain Khan, MPA.

3.    Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Syed Khalid Ahmed, MPA and Ms. Heer Soho, MPA.

4.    Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Ms. Heer Soho, MPA.

5.    Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Mr. Muhammad Hussain Khan, MPA.

6.    Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Mr. Muhammad Hussain Khan, MPA.

7.    Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Ms. Naheed Begum, MPA.

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

KARACHI, THE                                                                     G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

06^th APRIL, 2015.                                                                      SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

TUESDAY THE 07^TH APRIL, 2015.

*245. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:-

Total number of sanctioned posts of lecturers in Science and Arts Colleges in the province alongwith the number of the same actually working are as on 02-06-2013?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

Total number of sanctioned posts of Lecturers in (BPS-17) in the Province are 6115 and the working strength is 5300 as on 30-03-2015.

Purely Science Colleges in the Province are 17 and Arts colleges are 05. The sanction strength of Lecturers in these colleges is 447 whereas, working strength is 369.

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

(a)   Is it a fact that about 5000 schools are closed in the entire province up to May, 2013;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is in affirmative, the reasons thereof along with the district-wise details thereof?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

Details of closed schools and reasons thereof are as under:-

 District-wise closed schools details:

 1.    More than 1300 temporary closed schools have been re-opened through NTS merit based recruitment of teachers.

2.    Under consolidation policy, 200 temporary closed have been re-opened by declaring as Campus Schools.

3.    Through Clustering policy of schools, temporary schools are being re-opened by declaring one Hub School to provide guidelines through Satellite to all these schools in a Taluka/district.

 *397. MS. NAHEED BEGUM: Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that government had established an endowment fund worth one billion rupees for poor male/female students;

(b)   If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the number of deserving students benefited along with the names of institutions from where students got higher education through the fund?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

The Finance Department has established an Endowment Fund amounting to Rs. 1500 million, details are as under:

 Number of deserving students benefited:

Name of Institutions from where students got higher education through Endowment fund:

1.   FAST University, Karachi.

2.   SZABIST Karachi.

3.   SZABIST Larkana.

4.   SZABIST Hyderabad.

5.   SZABIST Islamabad.

6.   IOBM Karachi.

7.   IBA Karachi.

8.   Isra University, Hyderabad.

9.   Sindh University Jamshoro.

10. IBA Sukkur.

11. The Agha Khan University, Karachi.

12. Dow Medical University, Karachi.

13. SMC Medical University, Karachi.

14. NED Engineering University Karachi.

15. LUMCHS Medical University Jamshoro.

16. CMC University Larkana.

17. GMC University, Sukkur.

18. PMC University, Nawabshah.

19. MUET Engineering University Jamshoro.

20. QUEST Engineering University Nawabshah.

21. UET Engineering University Lahore.

22. Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad.

23. NUST University Islamabad.

24. GIK Engineering University SAWABI Topi.

25. LCMD Medical University Karachi.

26. Ziauddin Medical University Karachi.

27. New Port University Karachi.

28. Iqra University Karachi.

29. Al-Tibri Medical University, Karachi.

30. Sindh University Dadu Campus.

No endowment funds during the financial year 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2013-2014 were released by the Finance Department.

 *760. MR. NISHAT MUHAMMAD ZIA QADRI: Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:-

Number of seats reserved in NED University of Engineering and Technology for students domiciled on rural and urban basis during 2000-12?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

NED University of Engineering & Technology Karachi offers admission Undergraduate Programmes on the basis of Sindh domicile without difference of Rural and Urban areas. However, seats are allocated separately for each Board.

Details of year-wise number of seats are as under:

*2029. MS. KHAIRUNISA MUGHAL: Will the Minister for Education be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that there was any scheme under consideration of the government to start Adult Education Centers during 2011-12;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?

 ANSWER

MR. NISAR AHMED KHUHRO, Senior Minister for Education:

A one year scheme i.e. “Establishment of 100 Adult Literacy Centers in Sindh” was approved from the competent forum amounting to Rs. 37.667 million during the financial year     2011-12. Funds to the tune of Rs. 10.00 million were released. Calculating the released amount 100 Adult Literacy Centres were opened in all 23 district of Sindh and the tutors were engaged for a period of 5½ months with effect from 16-01-2012. Details are as under:-

Karachi:-                                  G. M. Umar Farooq

the 06^th April, 2015.                        Secretary

                                              Provincial Assembly of Sindh.