KARACHI, Feb 26: The College Education Management in Sindh has been granted the status of an attached department. This was announced in a statement of the Sindh Education and Literacy Department issued here on Monday.

It said that the provincial government, with the approval of the governor of Sindh, had issued notification, giving status of an “Attached Department” to the College Education Management.

Through the same notification, issued by the Services and General Administration Department, the Provincial Education Manager (Colleges) has been declared as “Head of Attached Department”.

It was pointed out that the control of 238 government colleges in Sindh was transferred to the provincial government from the city and district governments with effect from July1, 2006 through an ordinance issued by the governor.

Subsequently, the provincial government submitted the case to the governor for an amendment in the Government of Sindh’s Rules of Business 1986, as to make the college education management an attached department.—APP