DEO hopes to meet target of 50,000 new admissions in public schools.

D.I.KHAN -- The district education department is vigorously pursuing the ongoing enrollment campaign to bring out of school children in public schools across the district with the hope to achieve set target of over 50,000 new admissions.

'The department is following a well planned strategy being pursued under the ambitious drive of the provincial government titled 'Parhe ga to barhe ga Khyber Pakhtunkhwa' (KP would get developed through education),' said District Education Officer (DEO) for Male Musarrat Hussain.

Talking to reporter on Wednesday, he said that the campaign would continue till August 31, adding that the set target for new admissions was 40 students per school in over 800 primary schools for males across the district.

He said that the teachers were visiting local areas to motivate parents for getting their children enrolled in public schools.

Moreover, posters were being displayed outside all the schools to create awareness among the people. Also, motivational messages were being disseminated to parents through local influential personalities, social media, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation and the local media. The awareness walks were being organized at Tehsil level.

The DEO appealed to the parents to get their children enrolled in public schools as the schools had qualified teaching staff, hired through competitive exams...