TERMS OF PARTNERSHIP (TOP) FOR THE SINDH REFORM PROGRAMME (SERP) BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF SINDH AND THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
Realizing the need to attend to the low indicators in the education sector and for removing constraints in the provision of quality education, the Government of Sindh has launched the Sindh Education Reform Program (SERP) in partnership with district governments. Under this partnership the performance of district governments will be evaluated on an annual basis and future financing of the reform programme will be linked to the fulfillment of obligations under the partnership and on the utilization of funds for activities for which these have been earmarked.
THE TERM OF PARTNERSHIP between the Education Department, GoS (hereinafter called the Provincial Government)and the District Governments(hereinafter called the District Government)for the execution of the SERP during the period July Ist,2006 to June 30th,2007 are specified below:
A: Institutional Arrangement for Programme Implementation:
b) Institutional Arrangements for Monitoring and evaluation:
i: The district Government shall not reduce its non-salary and development allocations for education below the allocation for the previous year (2006/07). In fact, the district government would be expected to increase in its education budget through the duration of the SERP.
ii: The district government will open a separate Head of Account under A/C IV for each education related incentive funded by the provincial government.
iii: The district government shall notify a dedicated DO Education and DO Works as focal persons to monitor the whole exercise. These focal persons will maintain close liaison with RSU and provide quarterly reports on construction and expenditure.
iv: The District Government shall be responsible for providing correct and timely data/ information to the RSU relating to schools major being the school census, and with respect to expenditures on various initiatives like SMCs and textbooks. v: The responsibility of the District Government shall be to ensure the timely distribution of textbooks to students. The ADO (E) shall arrange for the delivery of these books to the schools for distribution among children before the commencement of the academic session each year, evidenced by the RSU designed delivery notes signed by the respective head teachers. . vii: The District Government shall undertake recruitment of teachers on contract and school specific basis in accordance of criteria/guidelines approved by the provincial Government. However, before taking up any matter with the provincial government relating to fresh recruitment of teachers the district government shall make every effort to redeploy existing staff thereby ensuring rationalized and efficient distribution of available resources on the basis of the pupil teacher ratio communicated by the provincial government. This redeployment will be UC-based in case of female teachers and Taluka-based for male teachers.
viii: The District Government shall use the funds provided for infrastructural improvements for the provision of missing facilities in schools as per the list of schools identified jointly by the two governments prior to the release of funds. The funds will be utilized by making them a part of District Development portfolio.Seperate PC-1 will be drafted for each Talukas to facilitate implementation and monitoring of funds provided under this grant.
ix: The District Government shall endeavor to ensure that all the funds received from the Provincial Government are utilized speedily by the closure of the financial year using procurement procedures laid down by the provincial government. Districts to ensure that procurement notices are effectively published and adequate response time is given to the interested parties to respond.
x: The District Government shall be responsible for establishing School Management Committees in accordance with the guidelines notified by the Provincial Government and provide the funds on timely basis in the form of a single line transfer earmarked for these committees.
ix The District Government shall support the efforts of the provincial government to enhance the awareness of the interventions being offered to improve enrollment and retention rates.
xi: Where the District Government fails to comply with the terms of partnership, the Provincial Government shall have right to make appropriate reductions in allocations for the district in the following year.
xii: The funds transferred to the District Government shall be subject to audit as per existing laws and rules.
xiii:The District Government shall adhere to the environmental guidelines issued by the Provincial Government to safeguard the environment and social characteristics of the area and the population likely to be affected.
xiv:To facilitate the predictability of the planning process and ensure effective and efficient utilization of scarce resources used for providing and functionalizing schools to improve education service delivery the district government shall not establish any new school/branch school without prior consultation with the RSU of the Provincial Education Department.
Appendix
PROPOSED PERFORMANCE indicators/targets for
2005-06
2006-07 Targets
2007-08
2008-09
Enrollment in all Govt. Schools
Primary
153439
Increase by 10% for Primary
Boys
90113
Girls
63326
Secondary
24941
Increase by 7% for Secondary
18025
6916
Dropout Rate% (Boys)
1-2
48%
Decrease by 5% points
5-6
42%
Dropout Rate% (Girls)
52%
51%
Budgetary Allocation
(In Million)
Salary
Rs.808.86
Non-salary
Rs.19.41
Development
Rs.96.21
Utilization of Rehabilitation Grant
1St Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
District: Dadu
167424
108656
58768
32568
24800
7768
16%
56%
25%
68%
Rs.1007
Rs.15.35
Rs.106.03
District: Hyderabad
118187
61711
56476
47869
22647
25222
27%
24%
29%
11%
Rs.1177.26
Rs.24.68
Rs.132.21
District: Thatta
157820
95671
62149
16610
11943
4667
49%
57%
Rs.669.09
Rs.31.59
Rs.69.75
District: Mirpur Khas
101448
65993
35455
31490
19109
12381
47%
31%
19%
Rs.684.73
Rs.12.28
Rs.30.41
District: Tharparkar
119556
67784
51772
16743
12358
4385
38%
50%
Rs.772.16
Rs.16.88
Rs.139.43
District: Sanghar
145209
98337
46872
42393
30282
12111
36%
41%
Rs.1053.02
Rs.16.81
Rs.99.58
District: KarachiCity
383669
179618
204051
218736
91122
127614
-2%
18%
-14%
Rs.7847.77
Rs.99.08
Rs.596.54
District: Jacobabad
85730
57895
27835
19624
14589
5035
35%
45%
39%
Rs.750.10
Rs.10.96
Rs.20
District: Larkana
135054
81478
53576
39532
26500
13032
22%
40%
28%
Rs.647.85
Rs.8.74
Rs.34.03
District: Shikarpur
90075
60196
29879
23384
18526
4858
Rs.684.14
Rs.13.88
Rs.67.24
District: Khairpur Mirs
180173
114171
66002
55487
39009
16478
7%
34%
10%
Rs.1489.91
Rs.43.94
Rs.4.20
District: Naushero Feroze
130543
78322
52221
45412
33094
12318
32%
20%
Rs.1200.52
Rs.21.35
Rs.74.17
District: Nawab Shah
110583
73542
37041
30916
23293
7623
17%
Rs.863.16
Rs.29.38
Rs.82.56
District: Sukkur
101209
61331
39878
26795
17587
9208
30%
Rs.902.81
Rs.14.93
Rs.41.69
District: Ghotki
131555
91156
40399
24267
19014
5253
55%
64%
Rs.678.78
Rs.21.04
Rs.37.67
District: Umerkot
73140
47378
25762
15982
12034
3948
44%
43%
Rs.600.87
Rs.13.56
Rs.29
District: Jamshoro
63118
39438
23680
13258
8601
4657
Rs.558.75
Rs.37.17
Rs.5.68
District: Mitiari
72992
45635
27357
14810
10805
4005
Rs.463.34
Rs.10.78
Rs.32
District: Tando Allah Yar
42772
27065
15707
11499
8060
3439
33%
Rs.417.40
Rs.35.93
Rs.40.20
District: Tando Muhammad Khan
47397
29988
17409
7309
5049
2260
58%
Rs.391.68
Rs.12.89
Rs.31
District: Kashmore
95076
68905
26171
15120
11374
3746
46%
23%
Rs.438.62
Rs.6.09
Rs.74.52
District: Kambar-Shahdadkot
100304
64089
36215
23109
16687
6422
53%
Rs.517.13
Rs.27.60
Rs.37.94