Ludhiana: Now, govt teachers assigned voter registration responsibility
Hindustan Times: Despite assurances from the state government to alleviate government school teachers from non-teaching duties, the tutors, who are already burdened with responsibilities as booth level officers, are now being given an additional charge of voter registration for the elections of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee next year. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, vice president of the Government School Teachers’ Union, said, “Such duties undeniably disrupt the educational process, particularly in understaffed schools where a mere three to five teachers manage the entire institution. This, combined with upcoming MC elections and delimitation revisions in Ludhiana, has adversely impacted our teaching duties.” Expecting relief from non-teaching duties as promised by the government, teachers are now grappling with additional charges. The government itself issued an order a year ago that teachers will not be assigned non-teaching duties within teaching hours, and a year later, they are going back on their words.” Female teachers serving as BLOs shared their ordeal, stating, “First MC elections, then SGPC, and then general elections in 2024.
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