Direct bank payments for staff on duty during boards

Aparna Banerji

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Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, February 17

The PSEB has announced direct bank payments for employees who will conduct duties in the PSEB Classes X and XII board exams this year. Over 25,000 staff to be deputed on exam duties across government schools in the state for the PSEB board exams will receive payments directly into their bank accounts.

This is the first time that the state government has announced a cashless payment for the staff on exam duty as payments being made during the previous boards were being done manually or through bills.

While Class XII exams will be held from February 28 to March 24 and Class X exams from March 14 to 29 in the state, the staff on duty during the board examinations will include observers, superintendents, invigilators, controllers, deputy superintendents and flying squads.

The PSEB has already announced the deputation of 4,512 observers for all centres where the board exams will be held. While the bank accounts and IFSC codes of all teachers had been linked with their respective Aadhar cards in the past two years, the database of the same has already been uploaded on the department website by DEOs.

While in the district, 1,700 staff members will be deputed on exam duties, DEO (secondary education) Harinder Pal said a list of all lecturers and other teachers who might be deputed for duties has already been sought by the Education Department.

PSEB chairman Balbir Singh Dhol said, “Inspired by the Centre’s cashless economy model, we have decided to make direct payments into the bank accounts of all teachers. Following exams of both classes, verification of duties made by each staff member will be made. On the basis of the number of duties by each staff member, money will be credited directly into their accounts.”