PESHAWAR: Caretaker minister for technical education, industries and commerce Mohammad Adnan Jalil has directed to reduce the unnecessary expenditures of the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta).

The minister said the austerity measure would help save around Rs4.2 million per month and about Rs50 million per annum.

He issued the directives at a meeting held on Tuesday regarding reform initiatives and rationalisation in Tevta.

The meeting also decided to restructure the province’s technical education sector to prepare skilled manpower according to the requirements of the present-day market demands.

It was also decided that Tevta administrative structure would also be restructured for better service delivery and strengthening technical training institutions by providing additional staff.

The caretaker provincial minister also decided to reduce his 10 per cent POL-authorised expenses as chairman of Tevta board.

On the instructions of the minister, Tevta officers also decided to reduce their travelling allowance expenses by 10 per cent, which will save Rs50,000 per month.

The minister also issued orders to transfer Tevta’s central office from a rented building to the department’s owned building in Hayatabad, Peshawar.

Published in Dawn, April 19th, 2023