A skill development and vocational technical training programme has been designed for students of class IX and X.
If a student unfortunately drops out from studies after getting school education, he or she would be provided micro-credit facility being initiated in every district, she told a private TV network.
The micro-credit loans, being offered to the dropout students would be gender- and area-specific, designed to meet the requirements and demands of market of the concerned area, she added. "Our vision is to produce enlightened, energetic and moderate citizens for Pakistan."
On the higher education front, shift from humanities towards science subjects is being promoted without vitiating certain level of balance, she said. "Eighty percent of our students are compelled to opt for the humanities subjects because most universities cannot accommodate all intending students," she added.
She said that sect-specific Islamiat book has been done away with and only one (Islamiat) book has been recommended for all Muslims students.
Uniform curricula for all provinces of the country have been introduced. The provincial text-book boards have been directed to revise their curricula according to the concept of the national curricula.
The textbooks may be authored by different persons but the main idea and contents of the subject should remain the same in every province.
Now if a child migrates from one province to another, he/she would not find any difficulty in continuing studies in any province of the country, she added.