KP Govt Accelerates Work On Construction Of Educational Institutes For Children With Disabilities

PESHAWAR (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Nov, 2018 ) :The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has expedited work on different educational projects for children with disabilities to provide better educational facilities to them at their doorsteps.

The Social Welfare, Women Development and Special Education Department has expedited work on up-gradation of school from Primary to middle at Charsadda for blind children and solid efforts are underway to complete it by June 30 next year with an estimated cost of Rs35.5 million.

Officials in social welfare and special education department told APP on Sunday that art school for deaf and dumb was being constructed at Charsadda with an estimated cost of Rs 10.64million.

A mega special welfare complex costing Rs 89.802 million in Nowshera was being constructed where all the educational institutes, schools, offices of the department would be assembled.

Up-gradation of national centre for education in Mardan costing Rs 59 million would be completed by June 2019 whereas a deaf and dumb school at Katlang Mardan costing Rs17 million would be ready in next three years.

Govt stepped up work on two education centres for education of special children at Timergara and Chakldara in Dir Lower with an estimated cost of Rs118.946 million.� Under a development plan, at least one special educational institute would be up-graded at each divisional level at a cost of Rs122.089 million with latest facilities for persons with disabilities.

The new projects for 2018-23 period include construction an art centre for persons with disabilities with facilities of vocational training, essential accessibility, business development, disability commission, inclusive education, employment, health empowerment, legal assistance and social inclusion.

The government has planned to setup modern rehabilitation centers for drug addicts and educational institutes for special children in different districts of the province to bring them into national mainstream.

At least 13 special education institutions were constructed and sixteen special education institution up to middle, secondary and higher secondary level were up graded aimed at to provide quality education facilities to children with disabilities at their doorstep.

Protection and promotion of rights of poor, destitute and disadvantage persons and women through institutional care and social assistance is a top priority of the Government and to achieve these objectives, a comprehensive plan was chalked out to provide latest facilities in buildings including lift and ramp etc for assistance of disabled people.

Modification in 29 buildings were completed by making it accessible for persons with disabilities (PWD), saying missing facilities in 21 special education institutions were strengthened for assistance of PWD besides in-service training institution with school for special children were completed for capacity enhancement of special teachers.

The KP government has taken lead by establishing five shelter homes and Darul Aman for accommodation of homeless children and women. Five centres for survivors of violence were also established for women.

In addition to construction of three hostels for working women, missing facilities were provided to five such hostels with foolproof security arrangements.