Chairman P&D Board Meets World Bank's Country Director Najy Benhassine.

The World Bank delegation comprising five members, Country Director Mr. Najy Benhassine, Mr. Ehtesham-ul Haq, Mr. Koen Martijn Geven, Ms. Ayesha Tahir and Ms. Izza Farrakh met Chairman Planning and Development Board Mr. Abdullah Khan Sumbal at P and D Complex, Lahore.

During the meeting, the Chair reviewed in detail about the World Bank project 'GRADES' (Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services) in Punjab. It's a World Bank funded project with a loan amount of USD 150 Million. He further discussed the importance and focus of the project including retention and access, quality education, governance and school leadership.

During the meeting, Secretary P and D Board Mr. Sohail Anwar briefed the Chair about the construction of 4500 additional classrooms, establishment of 2500 new schools under PEF model and enrollment of 500,000 additional students under PEF over 5 years...