"Bringing improvement in the education sector is the priority agenda of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and the government has sufficiently enhanced the educational budget, to achieve this target," the CM said, adding: "In the current fiscal year, Rs 373 billion have been allocated for the education sector while there was only lip-service in the previous tenures."
While talking to different delegations, here on Wednesday, Sardar Usman said, "Keeping in view the distinctive importance of education sector for national development and prosperity, the government has paid particular attention to developing this sector on modern lines."
As a matter of fact, education sector is the basis of national development and developed countries have brought laurels home by developing their education sector as per their distinctive needs, he said. 'Knowledge is a wealth, which is not the property of any single person, but everybody has equal right over it. Our government will provide this right to the children of low-income families,' he added. Buzdar said that particular attention will also be paid to research and development in the higher education sector and it will be made compatible with the emerging challenges by best utilizing latest technology.
"We will achieve targets set for the education sector and as a result, the educational scenario will be totally transformed in the province," he added.