Harjot Singh Bains, the Punjab Education Minister has approved of a separate promotion cell in Punjab’s school education system. The step comes in to address the problem of the untimely nature of promotions. Several teachers and administrators have showcased their grievance regarding the same. The Promotion Cell has been setup in the office of Director Secondary Education Department with Assistant Director, Reetu Bala, as its incharge.
Bains said that the cell would be responsible for the timely promotion of teaching and non-teaching staff from Group A to D. This includes posts of the Master Cadre, Lecturer/Head Master promotion from Master Cadre, Lecturer/Vocational Master/Headmaster to Principal Deputy DEO, Principal/Deputy DEO from Assistant Director/DEO, Assistant Director/DEO, Deputy Director to Joint Director and Joint Director to Director of Elementary Education. The cell will also look into other aspects of promotion like work related to seniority lists of all cadres, work related to preparation of roster register and follow up of court cases.
