December 16, 2009
By Irfan Aligi
KARACHI: City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has been passing through tedious spell of financial deficit and it was for the first time in the history of CDGK that the employees had missed bonus and salaries in advance on the occasion of Eid Ul Fitr.
The CDGK was still receiving retrenched amounts from Sindh government. City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal stated this on the occasion of inauguration ceremony of B-Tech classes for three disciplines including Architecture, Garment and Electronic Technologies and Library at Polytechnic Institute for Women, Karimabad, F B Area, Gulberg Town and Introduction of Postgraduate Courses in Colleges of Sindh at Shaheed-e Millat Government Girls College, Azizabad, F B Area, Gulberg Town on Wednesday.
Kamal said that despite these self-explanatory facts, the CDGK has been completing all ongoing development projects because of their prime need for the citizens so as to ensure the citizens continue to have better facilities in civic, education and health sectors.
“We would not engage ourselves in confrontation with anyone as we have so far managed things at their best with indigenous resources but there should be a limit to everything”, said Kamal adding that the CDGK has an acute shortfall of Rs 350 million, which has caused severe impediments to smooth conduction of routine and planned progress of businesses.
The CDGK has been keen on promoting and improving education standard and opportunities for girls. Henceforth, besides routine curriculae, special technical education opportunities have also been established, added Kamal.
Kamal said that he would call it was Women’s Day as we have inaugurated two major institutions for technical education for girls in the city. These technical institutions have cost CDGK Rs 200.36 million and the pace of city’s development would not be compromised.
He said that the Bachelor degree awarding technical institution has also been provided with a mini expo centre within the premise of the college so that talented girls could manifest their projects, which would open new avenues of advancements in technical education system.
These projects have been completed by 50 percent while the remaining part would also be shortly completed as the revenue component for these projects worth Rs 54 million was in hand under the Annual development Programme. The Director general Education would be administrative authority of these new institutions, he said.
In reply to a question, Kamal said that the CDGK has under the theme of revolutionizing the education has set forth 38 English model schools in all 18 towns of the city, which would be shortly functional. These English model schools would provide opportunities to the deprived people with modern education for free.
During his inspection of these new education institutions, Kamal expressed his discontent on raising iron bars that covered windows. He directed the engineers to remove those iron bars because those were displaying a scene of prison.
Later on, District Officer Works and services Department (Education) Saeed Malik had explained to this scribe that the purpose of covering windows and corridors with iron bars was to secure the building premises and fixture and furniture from drug addicts, who occupy school premises in the evening.
It is pertinent to mention that the Polytechnic Institute for Women, Karimabad, F B Area, Gulberg Town has strength of 550 students while with the commencement of B-Tech classes, additionally 20 students would be given admissions for three disciplines each. The B-Tech diploma would be for four years in B-Tech simple and Honours category.
By Irfan Aligi
KARACHI: City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has been passing through tedious spell of financial deficit and it was for the first time in the history of CDGK that the employees had missed bonus and salaries in advance on the occasion of Eid Ul Fitr.
The CDGK was still receiving retrenched amounts from Sindh government. City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal stated this on the occasion of inauguration ceremony of B-Tech classes for three disciplines including Architecture, Garment and Electronic Technologies and Library at Polytechnic Institute for Women, Karimabad, F B Area, Gulberg Town and Introduction of Postgraduate Courses in Colleges of Sindh at Shaheed-e Millat Government Girls College, Azizabad, F B Area, Gulberg Town on Wednesday.
Kamal said that despite these self-explanatory facts, the CDGK has been completing all ongoing development projects because of their prime need for the citizens so as to ensure the citizens continue to have better facilities in civic, education and health sectors.
“We would not engage ourselves in confrontation with anyone as we have so far managed things at their best with indigenous resources but there should be a limit to everything”, said Kamal adding that the CDGK has an acute shortfall of Rs 350 million, which has caused severe impediments to smooth conduction of routine and planned progress of businesses.
The CDGK has been keen on promoting and improving education standard and opportunities for girls. Henceforth, besides routine curriculae, special technical education opportunities have also been established, added Kamal.
Kamal said that he would call it was Women’s Day as we have inaugurated two major institutions for technical education for girls in the city. These technical institutions have cost CDGK Rs 200.36 million and the pace of city’s development would not be compromised.
He said that the Bachelor degree awarding technical institution has also been provided with a mini expo centre within the premise of the college so that talented girls could manifest their projects, which would open new avenues of advancements in technical education system.
These projects have been completed by 50 percent while the remaining part would also be shortly completed as the revenue component for these projects worth Rs 54 million was in hand under the Annual development Programme. The Director general Education would be administrative authority of these new institutions, he said.
In reply to a question, Kamal said that the CDGK has under the theme of revolutionizing the education has set forth 38 English model schools in all 18 towns of the city, which would be shortly functional. These English model schools would provide opportunities to the deprived people with modern education for free.
During his inspection of these new education institutions, Kamal expressed his discontent on raising iron bars that covered windows. He directed the engineers to remove those iron bars because those were displaying a scene of prison.
Later on, District Officer Works and services Department (Education) Saeed Malik had explained to this scribe that the purpose of covering windows and corridors with iron bars was to secure the building premises and fixture and furniture from drug addicts, who occupy school premises in the evening.
It is pertinent to mention that the Polytechnic Institute for Women, Karimabad, F B Area, Gulberg Town has strength of 550 students while with the commencement of B-Tech classes, additionally 20 students would be given admissions for three disciplines each. The B-Tech diploma would be for four years in B-Tech simple and Honours category.
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