Education Policy on Baluchistan:
By Salman Musaddaq Raja
Introduction:
It is indeed a matter of immense pride and honor for me to formulate Baluchistan’s Educational Policy but before moving on towards the policy let us first discuss some of the achievements and some of the projects undertaken by the Baluchistan government.
Vision:
Our Vision is to provide quality education to every child of the province as per Article 25-A of the constitution of Pakistan.
Mission:
Our basic aim is to improve the quality of education in the province and this would include the improvement of teaching and learning techniques in the province and this would be only possible if we enhance our budget as per the guidelines of the 18th Amendment. It is also our mission to bridge the gap in between the primary and middle level education. Our mission also includes the objective of functionalizing the dysfunctional schools and to equip them with the basic necessities and Last but not the least our mission is to have a comprehensive Educational Plan.
Achievements:
Baluchistan is considered as the weakest province in terms of Education in Pakistan. Out of every 5 less than 2 are enrolled in primary schools but still the government of Baluchistan has achieved a lot of Achievements in this field and some of them are follows. * Under the Aaghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Baluchistan Package the education budget of Baluchistan was increased not only by the provincial government but also by the federal government. * Under the Aaghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Baluchistan Package around 5,000 teachers were regularized. * Against an allocation of fiscal year 2013-14 the fiscal year of 2014-15 showed an increase of 14% in the education budget. * Whereas 17% increase was given to the educational budget of the fiscal year of 2015-16. * Oversees scholarships were awarded to the students of Baluchistan