The education ministry has decided to disburse the government portion of monthly pay order, or MPO, payments for teachers and staff of private schools and colleges through the Electronic Fund Transfer, or EFT, system from January. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, or DSHE, has revised the deadlines for MPO registration and applications for financial benefits, including higher grades and Bachelor of Education, or BEd, scale payments in preparation for the transition. According to the new schedule, teachers and staff of private schools and colleges will be able to apply for MPO