A state-level function here today honored 74 state awardees, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announcing that 8,736 teachers will be regularized.
Announcing the plan, the CM announced the government would regularize 8,736 teachers, including 5,442 providers of education and 1,130 teachers of inclusive education.
In addition, in an effort to counter the school dropout rate among girls,
In Punjab, the state has decided to introduce shuttle bus services for girls attending government schools.
In addition, the CM pledged to not ask teachers to perform non-teaching duties. Mann said digital education was imperative to compete on a global scale, so on the lines of the Delhi government, it had been decided to send teachers to Oxford, Harvard and other renowned universities to acquire new skills.
Anandpur Sahib and Nangal will also be developed as ecotourism destinations, according to the CM.
Harjot Bains, state education minister, said earlier that the state government had decided to establish 100 ‘Schools of Eminence’ and the department was working on a war footing to implement the announcement.
An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) press conference held here on Monday said CM Bhagwant Mann had fulfilled yet another poll promise that would boost teachers’ morale. Malwinder Kang, the party’s spokesperson, said the CM Mann-led AAP differed from traditional parties who neglected public welfare in pursuit of their own coffers. “This is a government of the people, for the people,” he said.
