The KPK Education Card, one of the great consultations that the Department of Education held, took place under the convenorship of Ali Amin Khan Gandapur in Peshawar. During this meeting, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced a revolutionary initiative to be undertaken under the nomenclature of “Education Emergency.” This move aims to prioritize education in the province, especially in the less privileged districts. Behind this movement lies the fact that the government initiated an “Education Card” in order to make schooling affordable.
خیبرپختونخوا حکومت نے تعلیم کے فروغ کے لیے “تعلیم کارڈ” کا آغاز کیا ہے، جس کا مقصد صوبے کے پسماندہ اضلاع میں بچوں کو معیاری تعلیم فراہم کرنا ہے۔ اس کارڈ کے تحت کوہستان اپر، کوہستان لوئر، کولئی پالس، تورغر، چترال اپر، چترال لوئر، ٹانک، جنوبی وزیرستان اپر اور جنوبی وزیرستان لوئر کے بچوں کو ماہانہ 1,000 روپے وظیفہ دیا جائے گا۔ اس کے علاوہ، تعلیم کارڈ کے ذریعے بچوں کو نجی سکولوں میں مفت داخلہ بھی دیا جائے گا۔ ابتدائی مرحلے میں 40,000 بچے اس منصوبے سے مستفید ہوں گے، اور بعد میں اسے مزید اضلاع تک بڑھایا جائے گا۔I
Monthly Scholarships for Girls
This scheme would benefit girls from grades 6 to 10, who are enrolled in government schools across the province. Each of them would receive PKR 500 every month. Around 550,000 girls would be recipients of these scholarships on a monthly basis, which should encourage them to maintain their education. These scholarships would amount to around PKR 3.1 billion every year, fully funded by the provincial government.
Free Textbooks and Other Learning Materials
In addition to the scholarship, the Education Card will provide free textbooks to students in grades 1 to 12. More than 50 million textbooks will be provided so that children have the resources they need to learn. In addition, the card will provide special ETA scholarships to 506 talented students to progress them further.
Chief Minister’s Endowment Fund for Education
To provide a beaming future to the Education Card, Chief Minister has announced a special fund known as the “Chief Minister’s Education Emergency Endowment Fund.” To support the initiative of Education Card, a sum of billion PKR is allocated to this fund in order to make it sustainable for years ahead.
.How to apply for the Education Card
The process of registration for an Education Card is simple and designed for the convenience of parents and guardians. Here is how it works.
- Check Eligibility: First, ensure if your child is eligible based upon age, school joining, and location.
- Prepare document: For identification, a parent or guardian will need identification documents, a form from the school with an admission number, and other relevant documents as needed by the
- District Education Authority.
Application Application could be done through the website of the Department of Education or personally visited the nearest education office.
Verification and Approval After submitting the application, it is going to be review and approve that it entitled this child to receive an Education Card.
Conclusion
The Education Card is definitely a step forward in the betterment of education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Through free schooling, scholarships, and learning materials, this program would be able to change the lives of thousands of children, especially those residing in the underprivileged areas of the province. The government’s resolve to create a self-sustaining endowment fund guarantees long-term support from the program toward education.