All vacant posts of Punjabi teacher to be filled soon: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

In order to promote Punjabi in the state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday announced that all the vacant posts of Punjabi teacher in government schools across the state would be filled on priority. He said that a large number of posts were lying vacant in the Education Department due to which studies were getting affected.

Addressing the gathering during a state-level function to mark Teacher’s Day here today, the Chief Minister said that it was the need of the hour to boost Punjabi. On the occasion, the Chief Minister felicitated 77 teachers for outstanding service.

He said that the state government was duty-bound to promote the mother tongue and no stone would be left unturned for it. He exhorted the students to speak and write in Punjabi so that they remain tied to their glorious heritage.

The CM said that the state government had already taken path-breaking initiatives and a large number of posts — including those of campus manager, sanitary worker, chowkidar and others — will be filled in the coming days. He also recounted many of the initiatives taken in government education system, saying that for the first time in Punjab, a mega parent-teacher meeting was organised in government schools across the state in which 20 lakh parents took part.

Mann said that being the son of a teacher, he knew the problems of teachers very well, adding that he was duty-bound to resolve these. Mann said that due to the prominent role played by teachers, they are known as the ‘architects of the nation’. He expressed the hope that they would continue to guide students with missionary zeal to make Punjab a frontrunner state in the country.