SARGODHA:A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the District Education Authority (DEA) Sargodha and Tareen Education Foundation to establish Information Technology (IT) labs equipped with modern facilities in government schools here on Thursday.
According to a handout issued, a ceremony was held at the DC office, where the Deputy Commissioner, Chairman DEA, Capt (retd) Shoaib Ali and Chief Executive Officer of Tareen Education Foundation Akbar Khan signed the memorandum of understanding.
According to the MoU, Tareen Education Foundation would establish Information Technology (IT) labs equipped with modern facilities in Government Boys High School Bhera and Government Girls Higher Secondary School Bhera at a cost of Rs 10 million.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Mohsin Salahuddin, Chief Executive Officer Education Akhtar Abbas Baloch and Project Manager of Tareen Education Foundation Syed Furqan Asif were also present in the ceremony.
The Deputy Commissioner Captain (retd) Shoaib Ali appreciated the initiative of the establishment of the lab for the promotion of Information Technology (IT) and especially for providing free IT information to children and assured his full support.
He said that organizations related to education must come forward to improve the quality of education in the country, and modern education, especially IT-based education, is of paramount importance.
The Punjab government was taking concrete steps to enhance the quality of education.