by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH APRIL 2
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today gave in principle approval to fill all the vacant posts of the teachers in schools and lecturers in the colleges on regular basis to ensure smooth
functioning of these government educational institutions in the state.
Presiding over a review meeting of school and higher education here at Chief Minister’s Office this morning, Mr. Badal directed the Principal Secretary Higher Education and Secretary School Education to
immediately initiate the process of recruitment so that these teachers could be appointed at the earliest. He called upon the officers to ensure the recruitment process in a transparent and fair manner to attract the best available talent from the open market to achieve high standards of education.
Mr. Badal also asked the Secretary School education to look into the viability of establishing the state level teachers’ recruitment board for the selection of teachers in the state to cope up the enormous task of recruiting almost 10000 to 12000 teachers, who retire every year. The Chief Minister further asked
the school and higher education departments that the recruitment and promotions of the teachers should be regularly done every year so that no vacancy was kept pending.
The Chief Minister also declared that the year 2012 and 2013 would be exclusively devoted to the overall development of government schools and higher institutions infrastructure equipped with well trained and highly qualified human resources to emerge Punjab as a front runner state on the educational front in the country.
Mr. Badal also directed the Secretary School Education to immediately done away with the prevalent practice of deputation of teachers from one school to another. He also gave go ahead to the village
panchayats to spend money on the repair and upkeep of schools, which would now be a fit charge on the funds of panchayats.
The Chief Minister also directed that the 25% of the discretionary grants placed at the disposal of ministers must be utilized for the upgradation of infrastructure in the government schools.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also asked the (DPI Colleges) to fill all the vacant posts of Principals in the colleges at the earliest to ensure their proper functioning. He also directed the Principal
Secretary Higher Education to chalk out a detailed action program in consultation with the Principals to upgrade the infrastructure and equipment in all the Govt. colleges and submit a detailed report
within a fortnight. The Chief Minister also asked the higher education department to prepare a comprehensive proposal for seeking requisite funds from governemnt for the development of colleges in a
holistic manner.
The Chief Minister also decided to affect the transfers of teachers in all the government schools from April 10 to May 10 so that all the teachers were in place at the new stations well before the start of
new academic session 2012-13. With a view to ensuring continuity of the teachers till the completion of academic session, the Chief Minister also decided to retire them only twice a year i.e. March 31
and September 30 irrespective of their date of superannuation.
The Chief Minister also agreed to the proposal of school education department to only allow three months ex-India leave to the teachers subject to the approval of administrative secretary and leave period
exceeding three months would now be approved in ‘rarest of the rare cases’ at the level of Chief Minister. It was informed in the meeting that the foreign leave was blatantly misused by the teachers thereby
hampering the school education to a great extent.
Mr. Badal also asked the Education Minister Mr. Sikandar Singh Malooka and Rural Development & Panchayats Minister Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra to work in tandem to evolve a strategy to bring overall
improvement in the system of school education through synergy in the schools under the control of Departments of School Education and Rural Development & Panchayats. He also stressed the need to upgrade the infrastructure equipment and human resources in all the schools be it primary, upper primary, high and senior secondary to impart the best education to the students because the school education was a gateway to the higher education.
He also asked the school education department to put up a detailed proposal for the upgradation of upper primary schools from primary, upper primary to high and high to senior secondary as per the norms under Right to Education Act. He further said that requisite land for the upgradation of these schools would be
provided by the state government.
The Chief Minister also gave nod to re-constitute the school management committees which were primarily entrusted with the task of running affairs of the schools on day to day basis. The new
committees to be re-constituted would now comprise of 13 members; amongst them 9 would be from parents of the students besides a sarpanch, a panch, a social worker and a teacher.
The Chief Minister also asked the officers of the School and Higher Education departments to personally visit the schools and colleges to interact with the Principals and staff to apprise themselves with the short comings in these institutions and to rectify them in an effective manner according to their felt needs. He also advised the Secretaries to undertake extensive field visits to acquaint themselves with the current status of the educational institution and also to interact with the staff and students in order to get proper feedback. He called upon the officers to work with utmost dedication, sincerity and professional commitments to transform the education system where it was affected by certain ills which could be easily mitigated.
Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included Education Minister Mr. Sikandar Singh Malooka, Rural Development & Panchayats Minister Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra, Principal Secretary Rural Development Mr. Mandeep Singh Sandhu, Principal Secretary Higher Education Mr. G. Vajralingam, Secretary School Education Mr. Hussan Lal, Mr. Gaggandeep Singh Brar and Mr. Kahan Singh Pannu, both Special Principal Secretaries to Chief Minister, OSD to Chief Minister Mr. Sukhjit Pal Singh, besides the officers of higher and school education department.
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CHANDIGARH APRIL 2
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today gave in principle approval to fill all the vacant posts of the teachers in schools and lecturers in the colleges on regular basis to ensure smooth
functioning of these government educational institutions in the state.
Presiding over a review meeting of school and higher education here at Chief Minister’s Office this morning, Mr. Badal directed the Principal Secretary Higher Education and Secretary School Education to
immediately initiate the process of recruitment so that these teachers could be appointed at the earliest. He called upon the officers to ensure the recruitment process in a transparent and fair manner to attract the best available talent from the open market to achieve high standards of education.
Mr. Badal also asked the Secretary School education to look into the viability of establishing the state level teachers’ recruitment board for the selection of teachers in the state to cope up the enormous task of recruiting almost 10000 to 12000 teachers, who retire every year. The Chief Minister further asked
the school and higher education departments that the recruitment and promotions of the teachers should be regularly done every year so that no vacancy was kept pending.
The Chief Minister also declared that the year 2012 and 2013 would be exclusively devoted to the overall development of government schools and higher institutions infrastructure equipped with well trained and highly qualified human resources to emerge Punjab as a front runner state on the educational front in the country.
Mr. Badal also directed the Secretary School Education to immediately done away with the prevalent practice of deputation of teachers from one school to another. He also gave go ahead to the village
panchayats to spend money on the repair and upkeep of schools, which would now be a fit charge on the funds of panchayats.
The Chief Minister also directed that the 25% of the discretionary grants placed at the disposal of ministers must be utilized for the upgradation of infrastructure in the government schools.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also asked the (DPI Colleges) to fill all the vacant posts of Principals in the colleges at the earliest to ensure their proper functioning. He also directed the Principal
Secretary Higher Education to chalk out a detailed action program in consultation with the Principals to upgrade the infrastructure and equipment in all the Govt. colleges and submit a detailed report
within a fortnight. The Chief Minister also asked the higher education department to prepare a comprehensive proposal for seeking requisite funds from governemnt for the development of colleges in a
holistic manner.
The Chief Minister also decided to affect the transfers of teachers in all the government schools from April 10 to May 10 so that all the teachers were in place at the new stations well before the start of
new academic session 2012-13. With a view to ensuring continuity of the teachers till the completion of academic session, the Chief Minister also decided to retire them only twice a year i.e. March 31
and September 30 irrespective of their date of superannuation.
The Chief Minister also agreed to the proposal of school education department to only allow three months ex-India leave to the teachers subject to the approval of administrative secretary and leave period
exceeding three months would now be approved in ‘rarest of the rare cases’ at the level of Chief Minister. It was informed in the meeting that the foreign leave was blatantly misused by the teachers thereby
hampering the school education to a great extent.
Mr. Badal also asked the Education Minister Mr. Sikandar Singh Malooka and Rural Development & Panchayats Minister Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra to work in tandem to evolve a strategy to bring overall
improvement in the system of school education through synergy in the schools under the control of Departments of School Education and Rural Development & Panchayats. He also stressed the need to upgrade the infrastructure equipment and human resources in all the schools be it primary, upper primary, high and senior secondary to impart the best education to the students because the school education was a gateway to the higher education.
He also asked the school education department to put up a detailed proposal for the upgradation of upper primary schools from primary, upper primary to high and high to senior secondary as per the norms under Right to Education Act. He further said that requisite land for the upgradation of these schools would be
provided by the state government.
The Chief Minister also gave nod to re-constitute the school management committees which were primarily entrusted with the task of running affairs of the schools on day to day basis. The new
committees to be re-constituted would now comprise of 13 members; amongst them 9 would be from parents of the students besides a sarpanch, a panch, a social worker and a teacher.
The Chief Minister also asked the officers of the School and Higher Education departments to personally visit the schools and colleges to interact with the Principals and staff to apprise themselves with the short comings in these institutions and to rectify them in an effective manner according to their felt needs. He also advised the Secretaries to undertake extensive field visits to acquaint themselves with the current status of the educational institution and also to interact with the staff and students in order to get proper feedback. He called upon the officers to work with utmost dedication, sincerity and professional commitments to transform the education system where it was affected by certain ills which could be easily mitigated.
Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included Education Minister Mr. Sikandar Singh Malooka, Rural Development & Panchayats Minister Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra, Principal Secretary Rural Development Mr. Mandeep Singh Sandhu, Principal Secretary Higher Education Mr. G. Vajralingam, Secretary School Education Mr. Hussan Lal, Mr. Gaggandeep Singh Brar and Mr. Kahan Singh Pannu, both Special Principal Secretaries to Chief Minister, OSD to Chief Minister Mr. Sukhjit Pal Singh, besides the officers of higher and school education department.
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