KARACHI, Aug 11: USAID has approved $106 million to assist the Sindh government in providing quality education in the province.

This was stated by Senior Education Minister Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday at the CM’s House.

Out of the total US assistance, $40 million would be utilised to establish  high schools, 50 in each district, including Karachi, while $66 million to impart training to teachers and provide furniture at the high school buildings, the participants of the meeting were told.

The meeting was held to review progress of various educational schemes, including a cadet college in Mithi in Tharparkar district.

The participants of the meeting were informed that the college would be spread over 183 acres and would cost Rs492.058 million.

The meeting was informed that the government had allocated Rs60 million in the current financial year for the cadet college to be completed in four years and until the building was completed the elementary college in Mithi would be used.

The chief minister said at the meeting that the education was essential for progress, development and prosperity of any nation.

The government initiated various schemes and projects in the province to impart technical and professional education to the youth of the province, he added.

Mr Shah said that youth of Sindh like other parts of the country were discharging their duties in the army, air force and navy to defend the homeland and establishment of cadet colleges in various districts would further encourage the youth to serve the nation.

Chief secretary Raja Muhammad Abbas, additional chief secretary (planning and development) Muhammad Ishaq Lashari, education secretary Muhammad Siddique Memon, finance secretary Naveed Kamran Baloch and special secretary to CM Hafeezullah Abbasi and other officials attended the meeting.