Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the education department to immediately take over 4,192 schools of non-formal education system, in line with the decision taken in the 42nd meeting of Council of Common Interest.

Presiding over a meeting in Karachi, he also directed to increase the salaries of teachers from 8000 to 25,000 rupees.

He also directed education department to take over the schools immediately and make the schools functional with the same teaching staff.

Sindh minsiter for education Saeed Ghani informed the meeting that these school and centers are being run under a non-formal education system where teachers are teaching on a voluntary basis.

Source: Radio Pakistan