Education Minister Shaik Baksh has announced that the ministry’s five year strategic plan implemented a year ago will be reviewed this month end.

Baksh told reporters at a recent press briefing that the process will be guided by an evaluation unit established to monitor progress made in achieving certain goals laid down in the documentation.

He pointed out that all departments of his ministry have submitted action plans on the way forward in obtaining particular objectives of the scheme covering the period 2008 to 2013.

The minister stressed the evaluation will determine the progress made in 2008 and will also identify areas where more work needs to be done, if any at all.

According to him, reviews on the implementation of plan will be done twice per year, mainly to keep a steady track on the work being done, rather than doing one appraisal at the end of the five year period.

The strategic plan aims at improving the overall effectiveness and standards in the education sector.

It tackles several critical areas including the strengthening of managerial capacity, establishing universal secondary education, improving teacher education system, the delivery of quality education, and improving inclusiveness in relation to special needs children.