Targeted 1700 schools await nationalisation

SOME 1700 private primary schools were earmarked a year ago for nationalisation. Sadly enough, the process stagnates. As a result, approximately 8,000 teachers of those schools who ought to be under government payroll have yet to be beneficiaries of it.

Not only have the teachers been taken under MPO but their status too awaits confirmation. According to the standard process, the school, its land including all movable and unmovable resources systematically come under government label.

23,000 private primary schools having been nationalised, understandably in the first phase we do not see why in the second phase,1700 schools are taking so much time to be nationalised?

However, we pin hope on the assurance of primary and mass education secretary that the process of nationalisation of the said schools will be completed in two months. Only that the time scale leaves out the teachers so far as Eid-Ul-Adha is approaching and some payment would have helped them a good deal.

About nationalising private primary schools two important aspects need to be borne in mind. First, after the decision is taken for nationalisation a timeline should be declared and followed. And the second relates to locating the nationalised schools in a way that they are not too proximate to each other so that they can reach out to a larger number of pupils.