LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced that it will outsource around 6,000 government schools.
Addressing the ceremony in Lahore, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said she first finds out about the suffering of people to solve their problems. She is bringing schemes and projects to address these issues and is outsourcing 5,800 schools in the province.
The mafia is spreading false information about the schools. Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that the mafia is spreading incorrect details about the schools being handed over to contractors.
She mentioned that she personally saw writing outside a school claiming that contractors had taken over.
They will not be influenced by the mafia. The Chief Minister of Punjab stated that mafia members are saying they will not allow this to happen. She emphasized that the solution to the problems lies in the public-private partnership.
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She said that we are outsourcing 5,800 schools in the first phase, and 14,000 schools will be outsourced in total. Full monitoring of these schools will be conducted by the Punjab government.
She expressed her happiness that, when the decision was made to outsource the schools, very successful chains applied. NGOs Akhuwat and Muslim Hands took a large number of schools.
Amjad Saqib, who is known for his experience, will use his expertise to improve the schools and provide better facilities for the children.
