Programme Monitoring & Implementation Unit
Punjab Education Sector Reform Programme (PMIU-PESRP) Link Wahdat Road near Pilot Higher Secondary school, Lahore. Tel: 042-99232294 Fax: 042-99232291

No. PESRP-NSB/2019-20/19586 Dated: April 23, 2020

To
Chief Executive Officers, District Education Authority and District Education Officers (Secondary); Attock, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Bhakkar, Chakwal, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Lahore, Layyah, Lodhran, Mandi Baha Ud Din, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Nankana Sahib, Narowal, Okara, Pakpattan, Rahimyar Khan, Rajanpur, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, T.T.Singh and Vehari.

Subject: Allocation of NSB Funds for Primary. Elementary, High and Higher

Secondary Schools for 3rd Quarter FY 2019-20.
Please refer to the subject cited above.
2. Finance Department has released NSB funds amounting to Rs. 3.225 billion for 3rd quarter of FY 2019-20 vide order No. SO (SNE) PMIU/2019 (NSB) dated 21st April 2020 for Primary, Elementary, High and Higher Secondary schools. These funds have been transferred into Special Drawing Accounts (SDAs) jointly operated by Chief Executive Officer, District Education Authority and District Education Officer (Secondary) in the districts, for further disbursement to respective schools. List of School-Specific NSB entitlements for Primary, Elementary, High and Higher Secondary schools in your respective districts has already been emailed.
3. For further allocation and transfer of funds by districts to schools and execution of NSB funds by schools following guidelines are issued:
a. District Education Authorities are being provided with the school-specific need based NSB funds over and above their PFC share, as a conditional grant, which cannot be used for any other purpose.
b. NSB Funds for all functional Primary, Elementary, High and Higher Secondary schools have been transferred into Special Drawing Accounts (SDAs) of DEAs for NSB for FY 2019-20. The CEOs of DEAs are required to transfer the NSB funds immediately to the respective bank accounts of school councils as their entitlements.

c. Chief Executive Officers, District Education Authorities are required to ensure that every School Council already has exclusive bank account for these funds. Head teacher and Co-chairperson of the school council will be the co-signatories of the NSB bank account. The school council NSB account can only be opened in the name of school.
d. District Education Authorities are requested to notify the entitlement list of Primary/Elementary/High/Higher Secondary schools as an Annexure of their respective district budget for FY 2019-20.
e. All NSB funds provided to schools shall be subject to audit by Auditor General of Pakistan.
4. NSB program is an important initiative of the Government of Punjab, CEOs
(DEAs) are requested to immediately disburse NSB funds to all schools and certificate of transfer of NSB funds should be submitted to PMIU-PESRP within two weeks. CEOs (DEA) are also advised to direct concerned Dy. DEOs and AEOs to ensure effective and efficient monitoring and utilization of these funds.

Program Director
PMIU- PESRP

1. P.S to Secretary School Education Department, Government of Punjab.
ii. District Accounts Officers; Attock, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Bhakkar, Chakwal, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Layyah, Lodhran, Mandi Baha Ud Din, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Nankana Sahib, Narowal, Okara, Pakpattan, Rahimyar Khan, Rajanpur, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, T.T.Singh and Vehari.
iii. Treasury officer Lahore.
iv. District Monitoring Officers; Attock, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Bhakkar, Chakwal, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Lahore, Layyah, Lodhran, Mandi Baha Ud Din, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Nankana Sahib, Narowal, Okara, Pakpattan, Rahimyar Khan, Rajanpur, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, T.T.Singh and Vehari.