Education Ministry and PBC sign MoU to launch Radio School

Education Ministry and PBC sign MoU to launch Radio School.

Under the direction from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Radio Pakistan and the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

Education Ministry and PBC sign MoU

The MoU aims to launch RadioSchool to promote distant learning in the country.

Director General Radio Pakistan Ms. Ambreen Jan and Additional Secretary Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training Mr. Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani signed the MoU in Islamabad on Friday.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Syed Shibli Faraz and Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood as well as the Secretaries of the two ministries witnessed the signing ceremony.

Under the MoU, Radio Pakistan will run four-hour transmission daily from Tuesday next [November 24].

Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training would give content to provide primary level education to children.

These educational programmes will be broadcast from various medium wave and FM networks of Radio Pakistan from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon and then as repeat broadcast from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm seven days a week.

Radio School an important initiative

Government launched RadioSchool as an important initiative they took in the light of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision.

PM’s vision aim to impart education to the children of far flung and backward areas and address the issue of providing education to children during the pandemic.

It will also help ensure provision of education to less privileged children and girls.

Moreover, Radio Pakistan covers every nook and corner of Pakistan, the children from Gilgit to Gwadar will be able to get education from this initiative.

Besides broadcast of RadioSchool’s educational programmes, this facility will also be available on mobile apps, which can be downloaded via Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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