creating skilled workforce
Work on 100 technical institutes begins
“Tenders floated to construct infrastructures for 39 instts”
UNB
The government has
started its work to set up
100 technical schools and
colleges in 100 upazilas at
a cost of Tk
2 2 8 1 . 6 9
c r o r e ,
aiming to
c r e a t e
s k i l l e d
h u m a n
resources
t h r o u g h
technical
education, reports UNB.
According to an official
document, administrative
approval has been given for
land acquisition for the
institutes in 91 upazilas
while budget has been
disbursed for 59.
Tenders have been
floated to construct infrastructures
for 39 of the
technical schools and
colleges, the document
says adding that the land
acquisition process in the
rest nine upazials is going
on.
In the second phase of
the project, there will be
389 technical schools and
colleges across the
country.
It was discussed in the
second Pre-Evaluation
Committee (PEC) meeting
held recently in the
Planning Commission.
The PEC gave directives for
some amendments
to the
project, and a
process is on
to reforming
t h e
Development
P r o j e c t
P r o f o r m a
(DPP) as per
the amendment directives.
Soon it will be sent to the
Planning Commission for
final nod, the document
stated.
Apart from this project,
the government has
planned to set up four
female polytechnic institutes
in Barisal, Sylhet,
Rangpur and Mymensing
divisions to provide technical
education to female
students.
Besides, act ivi t ies to
set up eight female technical
schools and
col leges in eight divi -
sional headquarters are
going on. The formulation
of the Development
Project Proforma (DPP)
is on as per the directives
of the PEC.
