251 promoted as school and 17 as college principals

 DECKS CLEARED FOR PROMOTIONS OF MORE 450 HEADMASTERS AND 3500 LECTURERES

by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, OCT 16

The SAD-BJP government has ensured brighter Diwali for students and teachers of education department as Punjab Education Minister  Sewa Singh Sekhwan today ordered the record overnight promotions of 251 school principals so that no Government Senior Secondary school in state would remain without Principal. 

It may be mentioned here that the Education Minister had promoted 17 senior college lecturers as principals to ensure principal each for all 52 Government colleges few days ago.

Disclosing this here today, Mr. Sekhwan pointed out that the State needs 1299 principal and with promotions of these 251 new school principals no senior secondary school would be san principal. He said that as Education Minister he felt that for development of any education institute it might have its regular official head and that the teaching fraternity could also be motivated through timely promotions.

He informed that the decks have also been cleared for promotions of 450 more headmasters and 3500 lecturers in coming days as dates have been finalized for the required meetings of departmental promotion committees. He said that the Education department had already promoted 842 headmasters last week.

The Minister further pointed out the SAD-BJP government has till date recruited more than 54000 teachers in a total transparent manner and not even a single litigation regarding this mammoth recruitment drive speaks itself about the commitment of our government for ensuring quality education and provision of world class education infrastructure. He said that the Punjab has now reached at third spot on National Education Index, whereas it was slipped on 14^th position during previous regime.

Listing out the initiatives of SAD-BJP government on higher education front, Mr. Sekhwan revealed that in a single year, the State government has set up 17 degree colleges that too in educationally backward areas through tie up with different universities and their academic session had already begun. He said that with the promotions of 17 college Principals, each of Punjab‘s 52 government colleges has now its official head. He said that Rs. 50 crores have been provided for up gradation these government colleges.