8886 Teachers regularized by PUNJAB GOVT, 15000/- PER Month for 3 years

The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to the regularization of the services of 8886 teachers recruited under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), as well Adarsh and Model Schools.

Cabinet Sub-committee’s recommendations in this regard, the Cabinet decided to regularize 7356 teachers recruited under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, 1194 under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, along with 220 for model schools and 116 for Adarsh schools. Disclosing this here today, an official pokesperson said that though the Committee had recommended that services of all the teachers/employees be regularized by absorbing them by creating these posts in the School Education Department, subject to the condition that they would be paid Rs. 10,300/- per month (initial of the regular pay scale) for three years, the cabinet decided to pay them Rs 15,000/-. On successful completion of of three years, their services would be regularized by the department, strictly as per rules. The Committee also recommended that seniority of these teachers be determined from the date of regularization of their service. A period of 15 days would be given to all such teachers/employees to give their option. Inter se seniority would be maintained of all those teachers/employees by the Department. In the case of those who give options after 15 days, seniority would be fixed based on the date when such option(s) are received. No fresh recruitment of teachers would be made unless a complete rationalization of posts in the Department is carried out as per norms. An option may also be given to the teachers/employees in all the above Societies to get their services regularized by getting absorbed in the Department or continue to work in their respective societies. In case of the latter option, they will continue to draw their current salary. The Cabinet also decided that all future recruitments will be made in Government of India pay scale. The Sub-Committee, constituted on the directives of Chief Minister, comprised Education Minister OP Soni, Rural Development & Panchayats Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal and Local Government Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.