School Education And Literacy Department
A new era of development has now started here and the public mandate would be fully honoured. The Government of Punjab is committed to develop the backward areas of South Punjab, as I consider myself advocate of the people of backward areas. Our government has given a new identity to South Punjab by taking concrete measures, including the establishment of South Punjab Secretariat in Multan and Bahawalpur, comprising Education Department, and others, to facilitate the locals. Although schools and religious institutions existed long before the 19th century, education was not compulsory and, in the majority of cases, costly. What is more, the value of a child’s labour meant that only the richest families could afford to educate their children, a phenomenon that still exists in many developing countries today. India each state has a director of public education who, among his other tasks, is responsible for the inculcation of basic education through productive activity and local crafts ...