Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday announced to digitise all educational institutions including schools under the Education Department in the province.
The CM headed a huddle focused on school education in which it was decided that the attendance of teachers and students would be digitised using facial recognition technology.
Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah said that the school administration will be given administrative authority.
The government will provide direct funding to each headmaster, allowing them to improve their respective schools.
The Sindh government has decided to grant autonomy to schools, enabling them to manage their expenses independently.
Each school will have its own budget, allowing them to make financial decisions without needing to rely on external authorities.
Provincial Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah said that currently, Sindh has 36,300 primary schools and 2,600 elementary schools.
He said that the government aims to address the disparity between primary and elementary schools in the province.