While chairing a meeting, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb said that Federal Government is considering National Education Action Plan for COVID-19 and therefore consulted all provincial government education departments, Planning and Development divisions for their feedback.
Under this National Education Action Plan federal government will contribute approximately 200 million US dollars. The provinces will get the funding as a grant and not liable for the loan repayment.
Federal and Provincial secretaries’ education participated and senior officials from Planning Ministry participated in the meeting through video conference.
Deputy Chairman Planning Commission further emphasized that due consideration has to be given to the exceptional circumstances and unprecedented crisis owing to the COVID-19 situation. The donor support for Education Emergency at the national level has been harnessed.
All provincial governments endorsed the emergency education plan. The DCPC directed the Ministry of Education to have consultative sessions with provincial governments and incorporate their feedback.