Registration, renewal of private colleges thru ‘S-BOSS’ discussed
KARACHI A key meeting regarding the implementation of registration and renewal of private colleges through the Sindh Business One Stop Shop (S-BOSS) was held at the committee room of the College Education Department under the chairmanship of Sindh Secretary College Education Nadeem ur Rehman Memon.
The meeting was attended by Director Inspection and Registration of Private Colleges Abdul Qadir Shah, S-BOSS focal person Rana Rashid, senior manager Asif Karim, technical experts, legal specialists, software manager Mudassir Khawaja, Additional Secretary Mukhtiyar Mallah and other senior officials.
Participants deliberated in detail on fully digitising the registration and renewal process of private colleges, software integration, removal of legal and technical bottlenecks, and simplifying procedures under the ease of doing business framework.
During the meeting, Memon announced a major decision aimed at facilitating businesses by eliminating three additional approval tiers. He informed participants that final approval authority now rests with the special secretary, while in the latter’s absence the secretary himself would grant approval. Following this decision, the roles of section officer and deputy secretary in the approval chain were discontinued to streamline the process.
Issuing clear directives, the secretary ordered that all technical glitches in the registration system be addressed immediately, turnaround time be made customisable, and a complete digital record of each application be maintained to avoid legal complications.
He said the business community had demanded simplification of procedures, adding that unnecessary steps had been removed under the ease of doing business initiative to make the system faster, more transparent and accountable.
The secretary directed that all software-related issues be resolved within two days and that 22 pending licence cases be finalised by Feb 28.
He also instructed officials to clearly categorise new and existing colleges in the registration and renewal process, with the relevant directorate responsible for verifying historical records and correcting system errors without delay.
Memon observed that the world was moving towards paperless systems and stressed that the department must adopt a fully digital framework within the bounds of the law. Delays or unnecessary procedural complications, he said, would not be tolerated.
Concluding the meeting, he directed officials to develop a mechanism to complete processing within a three-day timeframe, ensure full digitisation of documentation, and establish an effective monitoring system within the department to make private college registration faster, transparent and business-friendly.
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