Karachi: The Sindh government has made a decision to hand over 100 schools to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in order to improve educational facilities.
The Sindh education ministry announced that 60 schools in Karachi and 40 in other parts of the province, currently in a state of disrepair, will be transferred under the directive of the caretaker minister.
Prominent NGOs in the city will assume responsibility for the management and operation of these schools to ensure better functioning. The decision has been made with the aim of uplifting the educational standards in these schools.
Previously, the Sindh government’s Education Department had engaged the services of 20 well-known NGOs to operate 34 newly established schools, providing free education up to Class 10th in English medium.
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These schools were established across 19 districts of the province, including Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Khairpur, Qambar Shahdadkot, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Umerkot, Naushahro Feroze, Karachi, Hyderabad, Matiari, Kotri, Jamshoro, Mirpur Mathelo, Tando Muhammad Khan, and other areas.
