Government decision to withdraw PU’s central status irks teachers

The withdrawal of consent on the grant of a central university status to the Panjab University has come as a surprise for the faculty and students.

 

The move has caused a lot of resentment among the faculty, who believe that the Punjab Government, by withdrawing its consent, has made a mockery of itself and in the meanwhile, has lost its credibility.

 

G K Chatrath, former advocate general of Punjab, and a PU fellow said: "The government has lost its credibility after announcing for it twice publicly. The government appointed all the former vice-chancellors and withdrawing the consent on their protest, indicates that the government has succumbed to pressure from its staff."

 

Professor Manjit Singh, former Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) general secretary said: "It is my earnest request to all the teaching, non-teaching staff and students to join the protest against the double standards being maintained by the Punjab Government. We all should now shed our inhibitions and come together for a common cause."

 

Sources, meanwhile, maintained that the sudden move by the Punjab Government is due to the immense political pressure.

 

Though all the officials of the government are tight-lipped on the issue, the PUTA has decided to start with the agitation once again.

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Chandigarh administration to honor sixteen teachers

The Chandigarh Administration will honor Eight teachers with the State Award and eight teachers with Commendation certificates in a State Level function on the occasion of Teacher's Day.

 

The awardees include 4 Rural and 4 Urban teachers one each from Senior Secondary, High School category, Middle School and Primary School category. One award will be given only to the teachers working in the State Institute of Education.

 

Education Secretary, Mr. Sanjay Kumar revealed that the State award consists of a citation, silver medal and a cash award of Rs. 10,000 while the commendation certificate consists of a citation and cash award of Rs. 1,000. This will encourage the teaching fraternity for rendering excellent and quality education in the schools, added Mr. Kumar.

 

The Awards have been instituted for each category of teachers including Principals, headmasters of both Rural and Urban Schools. The active NGOs in the field of education and welfare of children would also be honored. All the national and State Awardees of earlier years including the retired teachers would also be honored.

 

This year, a separate State Award has been formulated for the teachers of State Institute of Education, as it imparts crucial in-service training to the teachers.

 

It is also proposed that the Institute being origin of teachers and imparts crucial in-service training, two year stint of all senior national and State awardees shall be compulsory in the State Institute of Education, so that the teachers are benefited from these best teachers.

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