Lahore:
About 65% of permanent positions of Punjab schoolchildren are vacant.
Articles include thousands of people in 17 to 20th year, including a large number of school heads and director as well as senior teachers.
An official said that the percentage of permanent vacant posts had increased to 65 due to the timely lack of promotion of teachers in service.
According to sources in the sector, public schools in the province face a shortage of around 100,000 teachers, causing problems for students and teachers.
In the middle of the persistent lack of adequate infrastructure and installations, the Punjab Scholl education department directs its operations by appointing civil servants on an ad hoc basis to fulfill permanent vacant positions.
The situation is worse in the village schools and in southern Punjab, where students also have access to private tuition centers to cover their program.
The lists of permanent vacant messages include those of scientific and computer teachers, as well as school heads who have crucial administrative responsibilities in their schools.
Teachers ‘unions have also raised the issue in their demonstrations in recent months, demanding teachers’ appointment permanently. They said that the unavailability of permanent officials had affected academic activities. The teachers demanded that the provincial government fills permanent vacant posts before the conclusion of current summer vaccinations.
A senior official of the Department of School Education said that the reason for the positions that were vacant was that the government had not promoted teachers. The manager said that the percentage of permanent vacant posts in public schools was more than 65%.
The manager said that primary, medium, high and higher secondary schools in all districts had been affected by the problem. However, the material had serious implications for high and higher secondary schools where students completely relied on teachers to prepare for their exams.
Up to 3,661 permanent pots of heads in 17th year are also vacant, while the total number of posts allocated is 5,067. In 18th year, 500 of the total 1,673 director stations are vacant. Similarly, 37% of the positions of director and director in the 19th year are vacant. In addition, 303 positions in 20th year are also vacant in schools. The total number of permanent posts in the province’s note is 404.
In the category of schooling teachers in the 19th year, around 66% of the positions are vacant with 55 in 18th year, added the manager.
The secretary general of the Punjab teachers’ union, Rana Liaqat Ali, said that there was a disappointment among teachers because they were not promoted and appointed permanently, which was their right.
He said timely promotions were important to help increase the education standard.
He said the government should immediately fulfill the vacant permanent posts.
He said that a large number of teachers had withdrawn while waiting for promotional announcements that many others should retire in the coming months in all districts.
