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School Education Department
The Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Bill 2013
16.01.2014Slide3
Article 25-A of the Constitution requires that “the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years”.
Article
37 of the Constitution
stipulates that the State shall remove illiteracy and provide free and compulsory secondary education.The Bill after Preparation is with the Provincial Cabinet for approval to be put up before Provincial assembly.3
BackgroundSlide4
“capitation fee”
means any kind of donation or contribution or payment, by whatever name, other than the fee notified by the Government or the local authority;
“free
education” implies that the Government or a local authority shall not charge any fee or expense for providing education and shall endeavour to remove financial barriers that may prevent a child from completing ten years’ education;
“school” means an educational institution imparting elementary or secondary education to the children and includes:
a school owned or controlled by the Government or a local authority;
a
school receiving aid or grant to meet whole or part of its expenses from the Government, Federal Government or a local
authority;
an
un-aided school not receiving any kind of aid or grant to meet its expenses from the Government, Federal Government or a local authority; a Deeni Madrassa or any school providing religious education recognized by the Government;“screening procedure” means the method of selection for admission of a child, in preference to another, other than a random method;
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DefinitionsSlide5
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Salient
FeaturesSlide6
Every child shall have a right to Education from Class-1 to Class10, Non-formal education, vocational Education or both.A child or parent shall not be liable to pay any fee in
public schools.
The Government shall provide suitable education to a child suffering from disability.
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Right to Free & Compulsory EducationSlide7
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Duties of the Govt.Slide8
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Duties of the Local Govt.Slide9
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Concurrent Responsibilities of Govt. & Local Govt.Slide10
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Duties of the ParentsSlide11
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Responsibilities of Private SchoolsSlide12
The in-charge of the school shall ensure that a child studying in the school is not subjected to corporal punishment or harassment.shall effectively carry out his functions and enforced discipline.
Maintained the Regularity and Punctuality in attending the school.
Complete the curriculum within time.
Assess the learning ability of every child .Try for all round development of the Child.12
Duties of Head Teacher and TeachersSlide13
Build child knowledge potentiality and talent
Adopted learning processes in child friendly and child centre manners
Keep the child free of fear and anxiety
To hold regular meetings with the parents13
Duties of Head Teacher and TeachersSlide14
To maintain the pupil teacher ratio within two years.To ensure that teachers vacancies are not more than 10% within four months.
Introduce the system of reward to the teachers.
To prescribe the mandatory courses and training for low performing teachers.
Teachers shall not be deployed for non-educational purposes except population censes disaster relief and elections.14
Responsibilities of The Govt. Related to the TeachersSlide15
Parents without reasonable excuse will keep the child in school.Private schools shall admitted in class one and then in each class up till class ten 10% children free.
School shall not require a parent to purchase Textbooks Uniforms or other martial from a particular provider.
No Capitation fee by Private school and no screening test by Public Schools.
School shall not expel a child from school without reasons.No corporal punishment to the students.15
Legal Liabilities Slide16
In case of Capitation fee 20 times the capitation fee charge in the first instance and 50,000 rupees for each subsequent contravention.In case of putting child to screening test Rs. 50,000 in the first instance and Rs. 1,00000 for each subsequent contravention.
For other contravention, imprisonment of six month or fine up to Rs. 50,000 or both.
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Penalties Slide17
Provide a systemic overview
Identify gaps
Strategies for improvement
Determine resource requirement Harmonize and align donor support Synergize reforms within the framework of the Roadmap to Optimize returns on investment Improve efficiency and sustainability
Objectives of the School Education Sector PlanSlide18
Guiding Principles for PSESPIt is guided by the “Chief Minister’s School Reforms Road Map” (Govt.of Punjab year 2011), which has identified the following initiatives:
100 % enrolment of all children of school-going age
100 % retention of all enrolled students up to the age of 16
Free, compulsory and internationally competitive education for allMerit-based recruitment and management of staffTargets for officers and ranking of districts on targets Transparent selection of officers and their retention linked with targets; andIncentives for good performanceSlide19
Strategic Framework for PSESPPSESP development has been guided by the:
National Education Policy 2009
Millennium Development Goals
Punjab Education Sector Reforms ProgrammeArticle 25-A (18th Constitutional Amendment)“Chief Minister’s School Reforms Road Map” (Govt. of Punjab year 2011)…and focusing on: Differing roles of various service delivery modes-public: private etc.Balancing quality, relevance, access, equity and governanceSlide20
IndicatorCurrentTarget
NER Primary
70
≈100NER Middle37≈100NER Secondary25≈100Survival Rate Primary57
≈100Survival Rate Middle86
≈100Survival Rate Secondary
59
≈100
Transition
Rate Katchi to Primary
62≈100Transition Rate Primary to Middle91≈100Transition Rate Middle to Secondary106
≈100
Access (NFE)
Quality
ECE
Equity
Source: EMIS
2011and PSLM 2011
Challenges Slide21Costing
Estimates of Out of School population based on:Population Projections of National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS)
NER trend from PSLMs
Ratios: Classroom 1:50; Teachers 1:50, 3:50 and 4:50 for primary, middle and secondary
Use of official Unit costsEstimates for public sector and PPP approachCosting of the 5 year plan is an estimateFinancing component will be reviewed on an ongoing basisIt is a cyclical process- a few additional costs will emerge from implementation itselfSlide22
Enrolment Shares in Private, PPP and PublicLevel
Category
Base Year 2011-12 %ages
Planned YearsY1Y2Y3Y4Y5PrimaryPublic
56%57%58%59%60%61%
PPP11%
15%
18%
23%
25%
28%Private33%28%24%18%15%11%Enrol:100%100%100%
100%
100%
100%
Middle
Public
60%
64%
66%
68%
70%
72%
PPP
07%
09%
11%
13%
15%
17%
Private
31%
27%
23%
19%
13%
11%
Enrol
:
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Secondary
Public
67%
67%
75%
77%
79%
80%
PPP
04%
04%
06%
09%
11%
13%
Private
30%
30%
19%
14%
10%
07%
Enrol
:
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%Slide23Estimated Additional Costing for Sector Plan
(2013-18)
Components Recurrent Cost
(in Rs. Million)
Year
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Est. Routine Budget
205.15
bn
245.07
bn
308.06
bn
393.01
bn
496.22
bn
Teacher
Salary
18020.34
24187.75
30262.18
37894.42
46683.80
PEC (additional
assessment cost)
624.71
695.79
920.02
942.55
975.69
Textbooks (additional enrollment)
102.92
210.31
193.24
124.65
130.21
Teachers’ Training (new teachers)
407.3
949.07
986.94
641.15
618.19Slide24Estimated Additional Costing for Sector Plan
(2013-18)
Components Development Cost
(in Rs. Million)
Year
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
New Schools/
Up gradation
0.00
8,500.00
14,535.00
14,535.00
9,690.00
Additional Classroom
1,767.82
1,824.92
1,824.92
1,824.92
1,824.92
Quality (
Develop
Standards, Assessment Tools/Reforms, Teacher Learning Development)
1,179.47
1,105.62
0.00
0.00
0.00
Relevance
(Tracer
Study, Review of Curriculum Syllabus, Linkages b/w HE and SE & TVET)
32.88
5,63
0.00
0.00
0.00Slide25Estimated Additional Costing for Sector Plan
(2013-18)
Components Development Cost
(in Rs. Million)
Year
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Governance
(HRM,
Performance Appraisal System, Recruitment Process, Capacity Development Plan - CD)
63.25
1.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
Improved Management
(Recruitment Policy,
CD plan developed, Training Needs Assessment tools)
23.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Monitoring & Evaluation
(Performance Assessment Framework,
Existing Capacity Assessment)
48.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Total Budget in Billions
22.30
37.481
48.722
55.963
59.923Slide26
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