THARPARKAR: An Non-profit organization (NGO) on Saturday revealed that more than 30 schools were
non-functional with no regularization of teachers in Thar’
;s Bolhari area.
Earlier, a Hathrai villager, Suresh Kumar reached out to the NGO to raise alarm over ghost schools, that are
non-functional due to
non-availability of teachers.
The NGO working for the reformation of Education in Thar, conducted a survey and observed that more than 30 schools in Bolhari were not functioning.
Another NGO, Civil Society Support Program (CSSP) is work
ing in Tharparkar with the support of British Council to ensure that children aged 6 to 11 years can be enrolled in schools with the support of their community, Educati
on Department and volunteers in their respective union councils.
CSSP aims to enroll 1750 out of school children and retain the already 2000 children enrolled in schools in Bolhari, Dabhro, Jhimaryoo and Kheetlari union councils.
Project Coordinator Saarang Mathrani met with the District Education Officer Habibullah Kunbhar and chief monitoring officer Samiullah Sanjrani to discuss the education related issues.
The officials ensured that the
non-functional school due to the
non-availability of teachers will be monitored at the earliest and will be made functional by August 2018.
