SUKKUR:Deputy Commissioner Dr. Sharjeel Noor Channa on Wednesday reviewed attendance compliance and monitoring arrangements under the Benazir Educational Scholarship Programme.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Director of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Shikarpur, and other relevant officials.
Detailed discussions were held on monitoring students’ school attendance and ensuring the accurate recording and verification of attendance data, particularly during school closures and other exceptional circumstances.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the concerned authorities to make the attendance monitoring mechanism more effective and transparent. He stressed the need for accurate reporting and verification of attendance records whenever schools remained closed or faced other unusual situations.
He also emphasized the importance of students’ regular school attendance, continuity of the educational process, accuracy of attendance records, and strict compliance with the prescribed rules governing scholarship payments.
Dr. Channa directed BISP and Education Department officials to strengthen coordination and communication to improve the programme’s monitoring system. He said these measures were essential to ensure that deserving students received educational stipends transparently and in accordance with established procedures.
The meetings underscored the district administration’s focus on improving school attendance, strengthening educational oversight, reopening closed schools, and ensuring the transparent implementation of educational scholarship programmes.