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KPK cabinet decides to approve mother tongue as compulsory subject from Class 1st to secondary level
Peshawar , The Provincial Cabinet of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa on Tuesday decided to declare mother tongue as compulsory subject from class first to class-12th for which an authority has been formed with the task to prepare the curriculum in mother tongues.
The cabinet approved to declare Pashto, Hindko, Saraeke, Kohistani and Kohar (Chitrali) as compulsory subject in all 25 districts of the province and gradually introduce mother tongues as compulsory subject at graduate and post graduate level. The provincial minister for information Mian Iftikhar Hussain while briefing the media said the provincial cabinet had approved the recommendations of the special committee on mother tongues according to which Pashto will be taught as compulsory subjects from class 1st to secondary level in 17 districts of the province. While in the remaining districts the subject will be introduced as compulsory subject from class 1st to class 5th. While in the districts where people speak Saraeke, HhHindko, Kohistani or Kohar as their mother tongue, the student will be taught their mother language as compulsory subject.
Besides the students of these areas will also have the option to take Pashto as 2nd subject in other they would learn Pashto to speak it according to the circumstances. Mian Iftikhar said promotion of the mother tongue was responsibility of the ANP government therefore the decision has been taken in the best interest of the people so they would learn in their mother tongue. In Sindh, he said Sindhi had been introduced as compulsory subject up to the post graduate level; even the universities are awarding degrees in Sindhi which helped the promotion of the mother tongue of the Sindhi people. The minister said in 1984 Pashto was made part of the curriculum as compulsory subject in some of the districts of the province therefore it has now been decided to introduce Pashto as compulsory subject from class 6th to secondary level in these districts while other districts where Pashto has not been introduced, the subject will be taught from first class to class fifth.
The minster said the decision to introduce mother tongue as compulsory education has been taken to remove the hurdles which hindering promotion of the mother tongue of the people of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. To a question the minister information said the cabinet has decided to divide the capital city in to urban and rural areas, Pashto will be taught as compulsory subject in rural areas of Peshawar while in urban parts mother tongue will be taught as compulsory subject. He said the cabinet has formed an authority constitutes of secretary law, education secretaries and other concerned officer which will prepare a curriculum in mother tongues for the people of different parts of the province.
The chairman of the committee, Mian Iftikahr Hussain, directed the authorities of the Education Department and Textbook Board Peshawar to focus on the early preparation of curricula of Pashto as well as the other mother tongues and finalise timelines for preparation of curriculum, contents and script so that the students don't face difficulties in this connection. He added that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will follow the Education Policy 2009 in letter and spirit and curricula of mathematics and science subjects will be in English.
Peshawar , The Provincial Cabinet of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa on Tuesday decided to declare mother tongue as compulsory subject from class first to class-12th for which an authority has been formed with the task to prepare the curriculum in mother tongues.
The cabinet approved to declare Pashto, Hindko, Saraeke, Kohistani and Kohar (Chitrali) as compulsory subject in all 25 districts of the province and gradually introduce mother tongues as compulsory subject at graduate and post graduate level. The provincial minister for information Mian Iftikhar Hussain while briefing the media said the provincial cabinet had approved the recommendations of the special committee on mother tongues according to which Pashto will be taught as compulsory subjects from class 1st to secondary level in 17 districts of the province. While in the remaining districts the subject will be introduced as compulsory subject from class 1st to class 5th. While in the districts where people speak Saraeke, HhHindko, Kohistani or Kohar as their mother tongue, the student will be taught their mother language as compulsory subject.
Besides the students of these areas will also have the option to take Pashto as 2nd subject in other they would learn Pashto to speak it according to the circumstances. Mian Iftikhar said promotion of the mother tongue was responsibility of the ANP government therefore the decision has been taken in the best interest of the people so they would learn in their mother tongue. In Sindh, he said Sindhi had been introduced as compulsory subject up to the post graduate level; even the universities are awarding degrees in Sindhi which helped the promotion of the mother tongue of the Sindhi people. The minister said in 1984 Pashto was made part of the curriculum as compulsory subject in some of the districts of the province therefore it has now been decided to introduce Pashto as compulsory subject from class 6th to secondary level in these districts while other districts where Pashto has not been introduced, the subject will be taught from first class to class fifth.
The minster said the decision to introduce mother tongue as compulsory education has been taken to remove the hurdles which hindering promotion of the mother tongue of the people of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. To a question the minister information said the cabinet has decided to divide the capital city in to urban and rural areas, Pashto will be taught as compulsory subject in rural areas of Peshawar while in urban parts mother tongue will be taught as compulsory subject. He said the cabinet has formed an authority constitutes of secretary law, education secretaries and other concerned officer which will prepare a curriculum in mother tongues for the people of different parts of the province.
The chairman of the committee, Mian Iftikahr Hussain, directed the authorities of the Education Department and Textbook Board Peshawar to focus on the early preparation of curricula of Pashto as well as the other mother tongues and finalise timelines for preparation of curriculum, contents and script so that the students don't face difficulties in this connection. He added that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will follow the Education Policy 2009 in letter and spirit and curricula of mathematics and science subjects will be in English.
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