Punjab Govt heeds to demands of temporary teachers
In a major development, the Punjab Government has accepted the long-pending demands of temporary teachers, who have been protesting in front of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) building in Mohali, for the past 85 days.
Three-five protesting teachers who had climbed atop the PSEB building have announced to come down. However, the protest outside the PSEB building would continue till the government makes the notification public.
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The temporary teachers have been opposing open recruitment and demanding that teachers already in service shall be recruited on regular basis. They are also demanding that their experience of three years in other institutions shall also be considered.
Further, as per the notification issued, the Governor of Punjab has framed rules to amend the Punjab State Elementary Education (Pre Primary School Teachers) Group 'C' Service Rules, 2020. These rules may be called the Punjab State Elementary Education (Pre Primary School Teachers) Group 'C' Service (First Amendment) Rules, 2021. These shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the official gazette.
Further, in the Punjab State Elementary Education (Pre Primary School Teachers) Group 'C' Service Rules, 2020, in Appendix 'B', against Serial No. 1, under Column No. 5, for the existing entries, the following shall be substituted: Candidates "Should possess, (1) senior secondary school (Class 12) certificate or intermediate or its equivalent from a recognised board or institution with at least 45% marks.
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(2) Diploma or certificate in nursery teacher education programme of a duration of
not less than one year recognised by the National Council for Teachers' Education, Govt of India) Government of India; and (3) should have three years experience either as a education provider, education volunteer, education guarantee scheme volunteer (EGSV), alternative or innovative education volunteer (AIEV), special training resource volunteer (STRV) or inclusive educational volunteer (IEV) of state government-run schools.
-PTC News with inputs from Daljit Singh
