Federal Education Minister Zobaida Jalal on Monday said that the government has allocated Rs 1 billion for Madaris reforms during current fiscal year.
She made it clear that no American financial assistance has been used for Madaris reforms.
Zobaida Jalal expressed these views while responding to a query of MNA Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali.
The Minister said that the government would provide incentives to nearly 8000 registered Madaris. "We had allocated Rs 500 million for the last fiscal year while Rs 1 billion has been allocated in current fiscal year," she added.
She said that the grants and funds worth Rs 587.466 million were released during 2001-04 for 8503 seminaries for the improvement of education facilities, curriculum, provision of computers and other reforms.
Responding to a question of Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali, Zobaida said that the government has received foreign assistance (loan & grant) of Rs 564.528 million in the last four years to improve the existing educational system.
As per details, Rs 170.703 million were received in 2000-01, Rs 118.238 million in 2001-02, Rs 94.162 million in 2002-03 while foreign assistance of Rs 181.425 million was received during 2003-04 to improve the educational system.
Replying to a query, she said that Surah-e-Tauba and Surah-e-Ahzan were included in the curriculum of Islamiat for classes IX-X on the recommendations of the National Review Committee, which met on June 12-14, 1997.
Regarding the reduction of marks in the paper of Islamiat for class XI, Zobaida Jalal said that the marks allocated for Quran and Sunnah in the curriculum of Islamiat (compulsory) for class XI have not been reduced.
She also rejected the question of MNA Chaudhry Anwar Ali Cheema that photographs of the companions of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) have been published in the 8th class English Book namely "Foundation Readers."
Responding to another question, Zobaida Jalal said that government is planning to make a separate subject of history from Class VI to Class XII in which Quaid-e-Azam's speeches will be included.
When asked about the army men's children quota, she remarked that there is no such quota in federal government schools and colleges of Islamabad Capital Territory under the ministry of education.
Zobaida informed the House that two federal government secondary schools have been up-graded during 2003-04 adding various colleges will also be upgraded in the current year.
She further said that 62 teachers were appointed on contract basis during 2003 for primary classes by the Federal Directorate of Education.
To another query of MNA Muhammad Hussain Mehanti, the education minister said that Pakistan Engineering Council had suspended accreditation of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DECT), Karachi in 1977.
A project has been prepared to upgrade the facilities at the College. With the implementation of the project, the College will be able to win back its recognition from the Pakistan Engineering Council.
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