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Punjab Cabinet gives nod to creation of border cadre for teachers     

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Nimrat Kaur
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Punjab Cabinet gives nod to creation of border cadre for teachers     
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The Punjab government has decided to seek the opinion of the state Advocate-General on recruitment of teachers from their respective districts in the border cadre, which was cleared today by the state cabinet. During Thursday’s cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder, the cabinet decided to create a separate cadre of teachers for the six border districts of Pathankot, Amritsar, Fazilka, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Gurdaspur. While some of the ministers suggested that border cadre teachers be recruited from the same districts, the Chief Minister advised that the matter be put up to the AG for his opinion. The meeting also decided to set up a cabinet sub-committee to oversee the implementation of Right to Education (RTE) and to examine the suggestions of the Education Department on revamping the education system in government schools. The cabinet took serious note of the fact that private schools continued to deprive poor students of admission despite reservations for them under RTE. The cabinet also informally discussed the Education Department’s proposal to formulate a policy for rationalization of the teacher-student ratio to make it more balanced, as also suggested by the central government. The department was asked by the cabinet to present a formal proposal in this regard in the next meeting. Earlier, the cabinet, which approved 19 Draft Service Rules for various cadres in the School Education Department, discussed the need for special cadre for the border districts. It was decided that the employees appointed in the border cadre would have their separate promotion channels. The new rules, necessitated by the old ones becoming outdated and irrelevant in the changing environment, also provide for special incentives such as additional HRA and one additional increment at every level in the border cadre.   -PTC News-
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