Promotion quota of principals hiked from 50% to 75%: Dhaliwal

Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, while inaugurating school buildings at Chak Sikander and Nawan villages in his Ajnala constituency, said the Punjab Government had increased the promotion quota of principals from 50 per cent to 75 per cent yesterday through a notification. He said this had paved the way for the appointment of at least 500 principals.

He said, “Our government has left no stone unturned to provide funds to schools. Grants worth crores of rupees have been given to schools. Due to mistakes of the previous governments, the posts of principals were lying vacant in schools, which created a major hurdle in school management and education.”

He said, “Now, we have increased the quota for the promotion of principals from 50 per cent to 75 per cent. Schools will get five hundred principals. This development comes after it was recently highlighted in a survey carried out by the Democratic Teachers’ Front that over 40 per cent posts of principal in government senior secondary schools of the state are lying vacant.”

Meanwhile, several AAP leaders today inaugurated development works across schools in the district. AAP leader Jagwinderpal Singh Majitha inaugurated Rs 33 lakh development works at the Government High School, Abdal, Government Primary School, Pakharpura, and Government High School, Pakharpura.

Amritsar South MLA Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar while addressing a press conference here today said to connect children with education as well as sports in government schools, the AAP government had organised Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan. Earlier, Nijjarinaugurated a new room at the Government Elementary School, Bhagtanwala, constructed at a cost of Rs 9.55 lakh.

Attari MLA Jaswinder Singh Ramdas today inaugurated Rs 17 lakh development works completed in two government schools in his constituency. Speaking on the occasion, he said buildings at the Government High School, Sohian Khurd, and Government Primary School, Sohian Khurd, had been renovated. He said people would prefer sending their children to government schools instead of private institutions.

MLA Dalbir Singh Tog too inaugurated Rs 46.50 lakh development works at the Government Senior Secondary School, Pheruman, Government Primary School, Bulenangal, Government Middle School, Bulenangal, and Government High School, Kot Mehtab, in his Baba Bakala constituency.

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