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| | HYDERABAD: 'Need to improve education quality': Sindh University convocation -DAWN - Local; 21 December, 2003 |
 | | HYDERABAD, Dec 20: Sindh Education Minister Irfanullah Khan Marwat has stressed the need for improvement in the quality of education at primary and secondary levels, saying a strong base is necessary for higher education. |
 | | Speaking at the Sindh University Convocation, 2002, on Saturday, he said the Sindh government had taken several steps in that direction and made primary education compulsory. |
 | | Mr Marwat, who is also the pro-chancellor of the SU, said the government had provided free books to students of class-I to V. He said to control the dropout ratio of students, specially girl students, in remote areas, the government had announced a stipend of Rs100 per month for girl students of class-VI to VIII. |
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