Innovative Directive by Punjab Education Department

     Punjab Government across state to get rid on to the shortage of teachers in the Government primary schools and utilize the surplus teachers at other levels of schools like middle, high or secondary level come up with unique and innovative idea, it is without new recruitment of teachers at primary level which ofcourse subject of additional burden on state government’s coffer, after discussion Chief Secretary School Education Punjab Mr. Mandeep Singh Sandhu pass on directive to state’s every district education officers to forward the list of primary schools which are sharing same campus with other level schools so that shortage of teachers at primary schools can be reduce while utilizing surplus teachers of other level schools.
     Education department release the order to club state’s all the primary schools with middle, high or secondary schools, under this directive education department’s top brass asked states every district education officers to make the list of such schools and send it to the department. Question rises here why education department feel the need of clubbing primary schools and pass on such directive to district education officers? Reason is that education department was getting feedback that in the state there is shortage of primary teachers and other levels have surplus teachers, because of shortage of primary teacher’s situation is very chaotic in primary schools. Imbalance of surplus and shortage making government resources wane instead of giving any advantages, as per survey if primary schools which are sharing same campus its management hand over to one principal, then such schools can be run more efficiently and effectively. Considering this state’s chief secretary Mr. Sandhu directive all the district education officers, in writing to club primary schools with other level schools. Primary schools adjoining with middle, high or secondary schools or having same campus or sharing walls, then these primary schools will merge with other schools plus management control would be shifted to middle, high or secondary schools Head/Principal, other then this education department has plan for teachers of other level schools to take classes of primary schools as and when required and clubbed schools presence registered will be common. Principal responsibilities would be extended as not only teachers working for his schools there cases will be send to D.D.O. like teachers salary, Medical and special holiday’s and schools clubbed with it there division of work to teachers, discipline, secret report of teachers, whole schools management and liabilities. Despite education department has ordered clubbing of primary schools with other levels but primary teachers salaries, other financial disbursement and promotions will still be with district education officers, as before.
        Education department has taken good step which will help to solve its purpose in lot of way, but without additional financial burden like –

• Shortage of Primary teachers will be reduce to zero in the schools which are adjoining other schools.
• Surplus teachers of other levels, who are getting salary without work and sharing same campus with primary schools, will be end as they will start taking classes of primary level.
• No additional burden on state government coffer.