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Punjab govt to recruit 80,000 educatorsAPP
LAHORE: The Punjab government will announce to recruit 80,000 educators within few months to accomplish the target of 100% literacy rate in the province.
It was stated by Punjab Minister for Excise and Taxation Finance Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman while briefing to various delegations of party workers here on Thursday. Mujtaba said the government was implementing a comprehensive strategy for imparting modern education to students and Rs 244 billion will be spent on the education sector during the current fiscal year which was 26 percent of the total budget of the province.
He said financial grant was being provided for up-gradation of higher education especially to institutions of women whereas new women universities were also being established in Bahawalpur, Multan, Sialkot and Faisalabad for enhancing ratio of higher education among women. He said 101 new colleges were constructed while missing facilities were provided to 96 colleges during the last five years.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk