The so-called education emergency imposed by the Sindh government in the province stands fully exposed, as it has been surfaced that provincial rulers have so far failed to release SMC funds to schools in the province despite passage of seven months due to which all principals and headmasters are facing acute problems in running and managing their respective educational institutions. According to a report, all schools working in six divisions of Sindh are awaiting release of funds to run their organizations smoothly and properly. These divisions include Karachi, Sukkur, Larkana, Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Benazirabad and schools include Higher Secondary Schools, Secondary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools and Primary Schools. The principals and headmasters are facing difficulties in discharging their duties diligently as they have to procure daily-use items like chalks, get the ceiling fans repaired, arrange cold drinking water for the students, clear monthly power bills, procure stationary items, pay stipend to the sweepers to maintain cleanliness in their schools where sanitary workers posts are lying vacant or else students will have to sweep their educational institutions themselves and so forth. The washrooms of many schools have become so dirty that the students and their teachers cannot even pass through them due to severe bad smell. The Sindh Government is fixing SMC funds through Reform Support Unit (RSU) of Education & Literacy Department and they are dealing the entire system and responsible for resolving complaints and other related issues. The funds are directly disbursed in the bank accounts of relevant principals and headmasters which were closed in December 2018 but not yet released despite start of new academic year in May 2019. Summer vacations have also ended, schools reopened despite scorching hot weather but funds which were due to have been released in January 2019 have not yet been disbursed causing tremendous hardships for the education managers to run their schools properly. Irony of the entire issue is that district education bosses are even unaware of the issue as if they are still in deep sleep. Larkana’s District Education Officer (Secondary), Akhtar Ali Korejo, told newsmen on Thursday that he is unaware of the problem because it is the job of RSU. He confessed that unavailability of SMC funds will certainly create lot of troubles for the school heads. On the other hand, District Education Officer (Primary), Nawab Ali Khokhar, claimed that no complaint has so far been received by him against non-receipt of SMC funds from entire district which seems he is a very dreaded officer as no HM can contact him to readdress the issues faced by them. He also accused RSU which has failed to discharge its duties timely & efficiently because it is their sole job.