Annual Report of National Commission for Human Development presented to President Dr Arif Alvi today.
Chairman NCHD Colonel (retired) Dr. Amirullah Marwat presented the report.
Annual Report of National Commission for Human Development presented
He also briefed President of Pakistan on future plans of the commission.
Meanwhile, President asked the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) to work for promotion of universal primary education in the country.
The President said NCHD needs to focus on out-of-school children and provide them formal and non-formal education.
The NCHD head briefed the President about the future plans.
Moreover, he briefed on role of the Commission in promotion of human development and primary education.
He informed that NCHD has introduced primary education in 100 Madaris (religious seminaries).
Those seminaries situated in in Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
Besides, the NCHD also arranged training 189,000 literacy teachers in literacy and social mobilization.
He apprised the President that NCHD had established 10,937 feeder schools with 15,000 teachers in remote and far-flung areas of the country.
Meanwhile, President appreciated the efforts and role of the Commission in poverty alleviation.
Furthermore, he also lauded capacity building of teachers/supervisors.
President of Pakistan happens to be the Patron-in-Chief of NCHD.