PC agrees to grand extension to NCHD, BECS

ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP):Planning Commission on Thursday agreed to grant 6 months’ extension to projects of National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) and Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) subject to approval by the Cabinet.
This was agreed upon during a meeting here between Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar and Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood after the latter called on the former.
Senior officials from both ministries were also present in the meeting.
Minister for Planning said that Planning Commission was ready to grant extension to both projects for another 6 months after the Cabinet’s approval.
He stated that Ministry of Education should submit revised PC-1 to initiate the process of approval. He desired that teachers of two programs should work hard to impart quality education to students. He assured that if teachers will work hard and show results then there will be no lay-offs in both programs.
Both the Ministers agreed to chalk out modalities to merge NCHD and BECS to avoid duplication of tasks and functions and for efficient contribution towards human resource development in the country.
Minister for Planning directed the officials concerned to come up with a plan for merging the two projects.