KHYBER: The officers of schooling division in Khyber tribal district claimed to have distributed free textbooks amongst greater than 90 per cent college students of main faculty over the last three days.
They mentioned that the method of distribution of free textbooks among the many college students of main faculties in Bara, Jamrud and Landi Kotal was began on Might 21 that was accomplished on Thursday.
Officers mentioned that college students have been supplied with each new and used textbooks as they have been in need of the required amount of latest books owing to delay of their printing and provide to far-flung areas.
Sher Zaman, an official in Bara, claimed to have achieved his goal of offering free books to all of the 128 main faculties within the sub-division.
He mentioned {that a} complete of 156,000 new and used books have been distributed through the three days of free distribution with scarcity of solely English textbook for grade 1, basic science for grade 4 and drawing books for grade 3 and 4, which might quickly be procured and duly distributed among the many needy college students.
In Jamrud and Landi Kotal, the books distribution was additionally swift as just some faculties within the far-flung localities of Loe Shalman, Bazaar-Zakhakhel and Malagori have been but to be reached until Might 25.
Inayatur Rehman, an schooling division official in Landi Kotal, advised Daybreak that they’d up to now distributed free books in 35 main faculties out of the whole 85 whereas the distribution was in progress until late on Thursday.
He mentioned that schooling division gathered vital information about used books in March and directed instructing workers of all faculties to gather the identical from these college students, who have been prepared to donate their outdated textbooks.
The official mentioned that full units of textbooks for main faculty college students have been distributed. He added that distribution of free textbooks amongst center, excessive and better secondary college students can be began on Might 25.
Printed in Daybreak, Might twenty fourth, 2024