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EDUCATION- A BASICNECESSITY
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1. Education:
It is a form of learning, in which the knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and habits of a group
of people are transferred from one generation to the next through storytelling, discussion,
teaching, training and or research.
Formal Education:
Formal education occurs in a structured environment whose explicit purpose is teaching
students. Usually, formal education takes place in a school environment with classrooms of
multiple students learning together with a trained teacher.
Importance of Education:
Education is a right, like the right to have proper food or a roof over your head. Article#26,
of the 1948 “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” states that“everyone has the right to
education”. Education is not only a right but a passport to human development. It opens
doors and expands opportunities and freedoms. It contributes to fostering peace, democracy
and economic growth as well as improving health and reducing poverty.
 Education beats poverty: one extra year of schooling increases a person’s earnings
by up to 10%. 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty if all students in low-
income countries left school with basic reading skills.
 Education promotes gender equality: by helping women control how many
children they have. In Mali, women with secondary education or higher have an
average of three children, while those with no education have an average of seven
children.
 Education reduces child mortality: a child born to a mother who can read is 50%
more likely to survive past age five. In Indonesia, child vaccination rates are 19%
when mothers have no education and 68% when mothers have at least secondary
school education.

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 Education contributes to improved maternal health: women with higher levels
of education are most likely to delay and space out pregnancies, and to seek health
care and support.
 Education helps combat HIV, malaria and other preventable diseases. In
addition, it facilitates access to treatment and fights against stigma and
discrimination.
 Education encourages environmental sustainability. It allows people make
decisions that meet the needs of the present without compromising those of future
generations.
Importance of Education in Islam:
To seek knowledge is a sacred duty; it is obligatory on every Muslim, male and female.
The first word revealed of the Quran was "Iqra"
READ! Seek knowledge! Educate yourselves! Be educated.
Surah Al-Zumr, ayah 9 reveals: "Are those equal, those who know and those who do
not know?"
Education System in Pakistan:
Situated on a western verge of South Asia, Pakistan has a population of 184million with
gender percentage of 51% female and 49% male. About 62% of the people live in rural
areas and 38% live in urban areas. GDP per capita is $1,368 2012-13, and the Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a rate of 3.6% (2012/13).
Pakistan is a developing country, gradually changing from agriculture-based economy to a
growing share of industry and services sectors in the GDP. Public sector formal school
system, which is largest service provider in Pakistan, consists of 12 academic years. It
starts from Primary and ends at Intermediate level or Higher Secondary School Certificate
(HSSC). Pre-primary classes (local name Katchi class, translation: Pre-Primary; premature
or not ripe yet) can be found in schools, but this level is not recognized in terms of
budgetary provision or examination. Private sector caters for educational needs of about

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one third enrolled children having diverse streams, some following public sector national
curricula, while others opting for curricula of Cambridge International Examinations.
The children of upper-middle classes, residing in urban localities, mostly attend high cost
private schools, offering foreign curricula and international examination systems (O and A
levels) and are staffed with qualified and trained teachers, well-equipped classrooms, all
essential facilities of good quality, and imported teaching-learning materials.
In addition to the public and private schools, there is another stream of 'Deeni
Madrassas'(Religious Schools) offering free religious education with free boarding and
lodging. These Madrassas are usually managed by local communities and are financed
through charity and donations. These parallel systems of education in Pakistan have
perpetuated inequalities and economic stratifications, and are root cause for behavioral
divisions and social conflict in the society.
Majority of the children, residing mainly in rural and semi-urban areas and belonging to
the low income families, attend public schools which offer free education but are
characterized by poor quality of education due to lack of physical facilities, shortage or
absence of teachers, and non-availability of suitable learning materials. (Source: EFA
National Review Report 2015)
2.Why this particular area of interest was selected?
Below statistics are the reasons we selected “women education” as our area of interest.
51% of our population is of women, 2 percent more than men but still lower in literacy
terms. We think that this gap should remove for the growth of the society and country.
Statistics:
Literacy Rate
Male Female
Pakistan 71% 48%
Punjab 71% 54%
Sindh 72% 47%
KPK 70% 35%
Balochistan 62% 23%

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(Source: Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey, 2012-13)
Net Enrollment in Schools
Male Female
Pakistan 61% 54%
Punjab 64% 60%
Sindh 56% 48%
KPK 59% 48%
Balochistan 54% 35%
Number of Educational Institutions in Public and Private Sector
Public Private
Pakistan 67% 33%
Punjab 57.9% 42.1%
Sindh 78.8% 21.2%
KPK 72.3% 27.7%
Balochistan 84.8% 15.2%
(Source: Punjab Development Statistics 2011, Bureau of Statics, Govt. of Punjab)
Missing Facilities
Missing
Facilities
Mosque
Schools
Primary
Schools
Middle
Schools
Secondary
Schools
Without
Boundary
wall
58% 19% 7% 9%
Without
Building
15% 1% 0.07% .02%
Dangerous
Building
6% 3% 1% 1%
Electricity 73% 44% 12% 2%

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Toilet Block 57% 20% 5% 7%
Drinking
Water
37% 13% 4% 2%
 Population that has ever Attended School
Urban Rural Total
Punja
b
M F Tota
l
M F Tota
l
M F Tota
l
82
%
72
%
77% 67
%
44
%
55% 72
%
53
%
63%
Girl’s percentage is low in both urban and rural areas. A difference of 10% in
urban and 23% in rural is visible along with 19% total difference between male and
female percentage
 Percentage Distribution of Population that has completed Primary Level or High
Urban Rural Total
Punja
b
M F Tota
l
M F Tota
l
M F Tota
l
72
%
64
%
68% 53
%
34
%
44% 60
%
44
%
52%
Girl’s percentage is low in both urban and rural areas. . A difference of 8% in urban and
19% in rural is visible along with 16% total difference between male and female
percentage
Why Literacy and Enrollment Rate is low?
GIRLS
Reasons Urban Rural Overall
Parents
do not
30% 43% 41%

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allow
Too
Expensive
43% 22% 25%
Too Far 3% 11% 10%
Not
Useful
2% 1% 1%
Had to
help at
work
0% 1% 1%
Had to
help at
home
4% 4% 4%
Child not
willing
7% 9% 8%
Others 12% 9% 10%
According to this survey, girls are more willing to go to school than boys.Gender parity
index show some improvement over the years but definite gaps between male and female
pointers continue, especially in rural and far-off (particularly in tribal and primitive) areas.
3. How did we come up with this idea?
By analyzing situation, we came to know about the basic things of low women literacy and
decided to come up with a plan to increase women literacy for the betterment of country.
While registered in primary and secondary school, girls are less likely to fall into early
marriage, early motherhood, HIV contamination, and street life. After leaving school,
education helps women run their households more effectively—a significant ability since in
many parts of the world women are the key economic players in households and are often
solely responsible for providing for their families. Education provides adolescent lives with
structure and safety, and it empowers adult women to better care for themselves and their
children.

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4. Policy Programme:
Upgrading of Schools:
It will play vital role in enrollment drive because in many areas schools are far
away and usually girls have to discontinue their studies because they can’t go so
far. Upgrading of primary schools into middle, and middle schools into secondary
schools.
Taxes on Foreign/Elite Class Schools:
Government can impose high taxes on those elite class schools that are generating
millions of profit, and then use those taxes in the support of poor child’s education.
Allocation of 50% of Zakat for Education Reforms:
Government can make legislation for Zakat’s 50% portion should be used in the
betterment of schools and education.
Public-Private Partnership Schools:
These schools will lower the expenditure of Government for new school making
and improve education.
Education Support Scheme:
Stationary and meal provision to students in low girl enrollment areas.
No Uniform:
Where there is low literacy rate, Uniform should not be mandatory to come in
school.
Using Electronic Media:
Public Service messages should be broadcasted for the importance of education to
persuade people to send their daughters to school.
Education Committees:
Honorable and influential people from the low literacy area should be selected who
will go door to door to persuade parents to send their daughters for getting
education.
Merit Scholarship:
Giving scholarship above 80% marks of 10,000/year.

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Fair Usage of FTF( Faroghay- Taleem Fund):
An amount of 20RS/monthly taken by students known as FTF, should be used by
government for the infrastructure, not by the headmistress.
300PKR/monthly should be given to those girls who maintained 80% attendance.
Free Transport:
1-2 buses should be given to each school for free pick and drop; it will also
increase employment as drivers will be required.
Urdu Medium Text Books:
Another reason of low enrollment and high dropouts is English medium books.
Education Quota in Private:
Where there are no schools government should set a quota (15girls/yearly) for each
private school of that area for free.
Book Message:
There should be a message on importance of girl’s education at the end of course
book.
5. Implementation:
We have made the successful policies but we are not in a condition to implement it
individually because we cannot implement it without the help of Government and Law and
for that process we need to do the following steps to implement it.
 As we know we want to implement our policies in Punjab so we will contact MPA of
our area and will present our idea by providing relevant data collected by us at
primary level and essential elements of funds to contribute in budget.
 If he is agreed with our policies he will present it in Provincial Assembly by
conducting a meeting with his Party’s circle.
Now that we have done our 25 percent work and we have completed our first step but the
major thing lies ahead that is to pass Legislation with majority of approximately 75% votes
of assembly members. For that the process of Legislation is given below
 Introduction of Bill
 Consideration in the Standing Committee(MPA)
 Report of the Standing Committee before House(Assembly)
 Consideration of the bill (First Reading)
 Clause by clause Consideration (Second Reading)
 Passing of Bill (Third Reading)
 Transmission of Bill to Other House

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 Same Process shall be followed in the Other House
 If Passed, Bill shall be sent for Presidential Assent
 Budgeting:
Budget 2014-15 (Source: Finance.gov.pk)
Divisions Budget 2014-15 (Rs. in Million)
Defense Division 2,261
Defense Production Division 937
Cabinet Division 2,078
Establishment Division 165
Railway Division 2,576
Tamer-e-Pakistan 5000
Process of Legislation
When National Assembly is in Session When National Assembly/ senate is not in session
Money Bill All Other Bills
National
Assembly National
Assembly
Senate
President
AssentReject
Act/Law
Sent for reconsideration to
Parliament
(Joint sitting of National
Assembly and Senate)
President
Ordinance

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 By cutting 2% in above divisions
Divisions Cut by 1% (Rs in million)
Defense Division 22.61
Defense Production Division 9.37
Cabinet Division 20.78
Establishment Division 1.65
Railway Division 25.76
Tamer-e-Pakistan Program 50
130.17(Total)
 Existing Education, Training & Standards in Higher Education Division (2014-15)
and cut amount
(Rs.in million)
Education, Training & Standards in
Higher Education Division (2014-15) 60%
for Punjab
2070
Cut by 2% amount 130.17
Total 2200.17
 60% of the population lives in Punjab, so part in budget should also be 60%.
Other Sources:
 Foreign Aid e.g. US Aid
 Taxes on Elite and Foreign Educational Institutes
 Farogh-e-Taleem Fund (FTF)
 Zakat
Suggestion:

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After getting desired results, this policy can be implemented on other provinces as
well.
6. What are the essential requirements needed to keep this project moving
smoothly in the future?
 15 years plan:
This plan should be implemented for 15 years, so that it can achieve its goals easily to
educate girls. In case of changing government, Plan should not be change or stop, because
new government will make new policies and this plan will not be successful.
 Proper tax collection from non-state schools:
The project will run smoothly if tax collection will be done under good supervision, because
if tax will not collect appropriately then budget will not be in excess amount to meet
expenses. Tax collected form elite schools will use in upgrading primary schools into middle,
middle into secondary schools.
 Remove Corruption:
In order to enhance Girls education, Corruption should be under control. Because corruption
is the basic problem of everything, it stops people to spend life with honesty. When people
start spending form budget to fulfill their wants, education would not be promoted among
needy students.
 Proper auditing:
To maintain correct accounts, auditors would be required. They properly check and
balance on money collected for education budget. In public schools, EDO’s and
DEO’s, their role is only to sign the check, can easily audit the budget.

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7. What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the program?
Following are the strengths of the program.
Strengths:
 New Budget:
Budget which we have suggested for female education is sufficient to meet
expenses incurred in this process.
 US Aid:
About 2% of US Aid, which will be used to fulfill the expenses of free transport, is
very essential in this program.
 Media:
Media will play an important role in this project. It will persuade higher standard of
people to give zakat and lower income people to send their girls to school.
Moreover, it will gather the whole nation which results in unity of nation.
As Quaid-e-Azam motto was:
UNITY, FAITH AND DISCIPLINE
 Good law and order situation:
Prevailing good law and order situation is the energetic point of this program. In a
way, that strict laws and its obedience change the situation of the whole country.
Moreover it also removes corruption from the country. Through these laws,
government will be able to provide security to young girls.
 Good governance:
It will made new ways to meet expenses incurred in way of education. People will
pay attention and do work accordingly to budget. In a result every girl of Pakistan
will be an educated girl, save form harms of child labor, early age marriage etc.
Weaknesses:
Following are the weaknesses of the program.
 Terrorism:

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From 20th century, terrorism has started and now it is turned to this point in which
they start killing children. No matter what, they have to take their revenge from
humans.
Due to this fear, parents are not willing to send their children at school, neither
females nor males. This is a weakness of not only our program, but weakness of our
beloved country.
 US Aid stops:
If US AID stops, the budget of education can minimize and this is not good for our
program. Free transport, introduced by government will be stop. And the scenario
of girl’s education will be return to that point, from where it was started.
 Inflation:
Inflation, which is destroying our country slowly, can be a major cause of not
getting education. It leads to stoppage of FTF fund because poor people can’t afford
even meal of two times. And in a result infrastructure (which will play an important
role to attract girls to education centers) will not be developed. Eventually project
will lose its charm.
 Political instability:
Another important hurdle that can come in a way of female education is instability
of government, in a way when new government comes. It rejects past policies and
made new one. Second point is the protest of people which stops women to go to
institutions.
8. Conclusion:
In 10-20 years from now, much of the social evils will remove from society and our economy
will be much stronger than today. Much of the economic problems would be solved, and
every citizen would know their rights. It will minimize some of the conflicts generated in
society e.g. classes distribution, health problems, crimes etc.
As Victor Hugo said:
He, who opens school door, closes a prison.

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Pakistan can be a developed country in near future, and can easily compete with other
countries, because an educated woman can educate generations. Pakistan will easily decrease
its corruption level.

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