Punjab govt shutdown PPEIRA, authority overseeing private education.
In response to the announcement, Malik Ibrar Hussain, President of the All Pakistan Private Schools and Colleges Association (APPSCA), has threatened to close all private schools and colleges in the province.
According to the details, PPEIRA will be chair by the Education Minister. The authority will be made up of 11 people, including MPAs.
PPEIRA will have sub-committees in each of the province’s districts. The authority will oversee various aspects of private educational institutions, such as registration, teacher salaries, teacher education, buildings, facilities, and fees.
Private educational institutes will be requires to seek PPEIRA approval for each new campus separately. It will also regularly monitor and inspect private schools and colleges. It will have access to all private educational institutes’ records.
Private educational institutions will also face legal consequences if they violate PPEIRA’s rules. They will face fines of up to Rs. 200,000 for rule violations, Rs. 10 million for harassment, and Rs. 20 million for negligence. They will be fine Rs. 25,000 per day until the complaints are resolve.
PPEIRA will have the authority to seal schools and colleges, file FIRs against their heads, imprison them for up to a year, collect fines through the Land Revenue Act, and take over control of schools and colleges.
Meanwhile, the President of the APPSCA has claimed that the provincial government finalised plans to establish PPEIRA without consulting relevant stakeholders, and has threatened to close private educational institutions as a protest.
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