RSU-FTB-Over View

Distribution of Free Text Books to Students:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Government of Sindh, since 2003, has taken a major initiative of distribution of free textbooks to the students of primary classes in all government schools. From 2005-6 this incentive has been vertically expended till class X and an amount of Rs. 609 Million was earmarked for this purpose in the budget for 2005-06 which is being repeated in financial year 2006-07. Enrollment figures for the last few years have shown a positive correlation in the wake of this incentive. It is essential to point out here that due to positive impact of the program the Govt. of Sindh has announced distribution of free textbooks to the students for class XI-XII this year (2010-11).

Reform Support Unit has been working with the Text Books Board since year 2006 in facilitating the delivery of these books. A comprehensive system of monitoring has been devised using the reporting proformas as well as physical presence of RSU teams along with district government official to ensure the safe handing over of these books to the head master of each school. In order to provide incentive and cover transportation cost, an amount has been allocated for headmasters as well as Assistant District Officer (Education) of respective Talukas.

MISSION STATEMENT

To increase the enrollment and over come drop out ratio of school going children.
To attracts the poor parents especially of rural areas to send their children to school.
To reduces the education cost.
To enhance literacy rate.

Action Plan (Academic Year 2011-12)

Placing order for printing of free textbooks for classes’ 1-10 Academic year 2011-12	Status: order placed with STBB dated19-10-2010
Printing of Taluka Dispatch Forms.	Status: to be commenced on dated October 30, 2010
Seminar on Data reconciliation.	Status: to be commenced on dated October 25, 2010
Printing of School Dispatch Forms, STBB Note & STBB Note	Status: to be commenced on dated Nov.1, 2010
Customize Printing of Taluka Dispatch Forms.	Status: to be commenced on dated December 1, 2010
Procurement of TPV on textbooks validation.	Status: to be commenced on dated October 30, 2010
Plan for distribution of textbooks to all districts.	Status: to be commenced on dated Feb 5, 2011
Monitoring of Free Textbooks Distribution for Primary to Secondary.	Status: to be commenced on dated Feb 6 to Mar 14 201
Monitoring of textbooks delivery at district level.	Status: to be commenced on dated March 6 to April 29, 2011
Receiving of Taluka dispatch forms & entry.	Status: to be commenced on dated April 25 to July 30, 2011
Seminar on How to fill Taluka Dispatch forms	Status: to be commenced on dated May 2 to May 27, 2011
Placing order for printing of free textbooks for classes’ XI-XII Academic year 2011-12.	Status: to be commenced on dated April 1 to July 20, 2011
Seminar on TDF Data reconciliation	Status:to be commenced on dated June 1, 2011
Distribution of textbooks to Intermediate Colleges-Classes-XI-XII.	Status:to be commenced on dated July 20, 2011

RY REG; SETS OF BOOKS OREDRED FOR PRINTING YEAR WISE:

Classes	2006-7	2007-8	2008-9	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12
Primary	3060825	3703380	3703380	3949194	3935508	3,652,194
Middle	446006	679339	679339	674415	645974	700,865
Secondary	187476	251626	351626	365112	341946	371,805
Total	3704892	4634345	4734315	4988721	4923428	4,724,864