Lahore Education Authority Introduces New Rules for Tuition Centres After Kahna Tragedy

LAHORE: The Lahore Education Authority has launched a citywide registration drive for all private tuition and coaching centres following the deadly roof collapse at a tuition centre in Kahna that claimed the lives of 14 children.

The tragic incident, which also injured five children and a female teacher, has prompted the education department and district administration to tighten oversight of tuition centres operating in residential areas.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the District Education Authority (DEA) Lahore, Tariq Mehmood, said there was previously no formal mechanism to register or regulate tuition centres operating from private homes.

In response to the tragedy, the Lahore Education Authority has ordered an emergency survey of all tuition centres, coaching academies and educational buildings across the city.

According to the CEO, the survey will gather information on building safety standards, student enrolment, infrastructure and other key operational details. The exercise is expected to be completed within three days, after which a comprehensive report will be submitted.

Based on the survey’s findings, the Education Authority will develop a new policy and regulatory framework governing the registration and operation of private tuition centres, with the aim of preventing similar incidents in the future.

The survey will also identify unregistered and structurally unsafe tuition centres. Special inspection teams, comprising zonal heads and Assistant Education Officers (AEOs), have been constituted to inspect educational facilities and submit their findings within the stipulated timeframe.

The Education Authority said the initiative is intended to strengthen student safety and establish a formal regulatory system for private academies and tuition centres across Lahore.

Tariq Mehmood said an effective and comprehensive regulatory mechanism would be introduced based on the survey’s recommendations.

Meanwhile, the Lahore district administration has ordered the closure of all illegally operating tuition centres and announced that penalties will be imposed on individuals using residential properties for commercial tuition activities without obtaining the required permissions.