In times of Covid, hosting webinars becomes a new normal
Our Correspondent
Hoshiarpur, July 18
The Education Department held a district-level grievance redressal webinar for teachers belonging to Hoshiarpur district on Saturday. Education Secretary Krishan Kumar, through a webinar, heard the grievances of teachers and non-teaching employees and promised to solve the issues raised by them at the earliest.
The officials of the Education Department, including DPI (Elementary) Lalit Kishore Ghai, Concerned Nodal Officer, Kulwinder Kaur, District Education Officers, Block Primary Education Officers and ministerial staff also attended the webinar from their respective places.
Addressing the teachers, Education Secretary Krishan Kumar said the idea behind starting this district level ‘Grievances Redressal Webinars’ on every Saturday was to ensure positive reciprocation to the hopes and aspirations of the teachers, who have been doing really commendable job in taking virtual classes, enhancing enrollment, distributing text books, conducting online competitions and activities to commemorate the 400th Gurpurab of Guru Teg Bahadur and taking bimonthly house examination along with performing various duties during the unprecedented pandemic.
Taking a serious note of some complaints put forth by the teachers regarding inordinate delay as well as discriminatory approach by the officials at the cutting edge level, the Education Secretary asked the DEOs and the BPEOs to fix the responsibility of the concerned dealing hands. He also asked them to ensure transparent and hassle-free delivery of utility services.
As many as 42 grievances were raised by the teaching and non teaching employees. Krishan Kumar, while giving patient hearing to all the issues, resolved some of the grievances on the spot by issuing requisite instructions to the officials concerned.
