National Education Policy- 
      Chronology of Policies 1947-2015 
     First Educational Conference, 1947
     Report of the Commission on National Education, 1959
     Education Policy, 1970
     The Education Policy, 1972-1980
     National Education Policy and Implementation Programs, 1979
     National Education Policy, 1992-2002
     National Education Policy, 1998-2010
     Educational Sector Reforms, 2001
     National Education Policy, 2009
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       18  Amendment – 
          April 19, 2010  
     Abolishing the concurrent list  transferring the residuary powers to 
       provinces for 47 subjects  including Education and Health 
    This led to major shifts in entitlements, decision making and  
    responsibilities across the federation. 
    Subjects on which both federal and provincial governments could make 
    laws were devolved completely to the provinces with the abolition of 
    the concurrent list
     Constitution of Pakistan 
        Article 25-A - 2010
         Fundamental Right to Education – 
      “The State shall provide free and compulsory 
     education to all children of the age five to sixteen 
     years in such manner may be determined by law”
                Revision of 
     National Education Policy (NEP) 
                  2009  
     
    Despite its efforts, Pakistan is still falling short on its commitment to achieve 
    Universal Primary Education (UPE) and desired  literacy rates (87% by 2015 EFA- 
    NPA)
     
    The need to review the NEP 2009 is essential so we can: 
     ◦match and upgrade decision making aligned to the devolved provincial set up  
     and in light of article 25-A
     ◦Address areas previously neglected in NEP 2009-e.g.Special/inclusive 
     Education; ICTs;    
     ◦Integrate the upcoming Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) especially SDG# 
     4 and its 10 targets for education (to be finalized September 2015 globally) ; this 
     replaces the MDGs. Sadly Pakistan remains off track to meet the MDGs (Goals 2 
     on UPE and 3 on Gender Equality ) 
     ◦Identify the role of the community as a major support and accountability forum 
     Government Recommended 
      Framework for  NEP 2009 
      The federal government has proposed a set of general guidelines   
      These include:
     ◦ Revision of the vision, mission, and objectives of the policy
     ◦ All chapters to be revised in light of the 18th amendment
     ◦ The new policy document will be theme specific rather than subsector 
      specific
     ◦ Policy should be accompanied by an implementation framework, annual 
      targets, and estimated costs
      A recommended layout of the policy framework is as follows: