Punjab Education Dept holds mega PTM across 20,000 schools, CM Mann attends
The Punjab Education Department organised mega parent-teacher meetings (PTMs) across 20,000 schools, attended by nearly 27 lakh parents. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann participated in one such PTM at School of Eminence in Nangal (Ropar), accompanied by Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, Lok Sabha MP Malwinder Singh Kang, and Secretary Education KK Yadav.
Addressing the gathering, Mann highlighted the paradigm shift in government schools, adopting best practices from private schools. He mentioned the department’s initiatives, including sending six batches of principals/education officers for a Leadership Development Programme to Singapore, 72 primary teachers to Finland for professional training, training 152 headmasters/education officers at IIM Ahmedabad, regularising 12,316 qualified employees working over 10 years.
He said 10,361 teachers have been recruited since April 2022 and Rs 82 crore have been allotted for school safety and cleanliness, adding that 118 government schools are being transformed into state-of-the-art Schools of Eminence.
A 29-crore budget has been provided for high-speed fiber WiFi connection in all government schools and transport facilities for 118 Schools of Eminence and 17 girls’ senior secondary schools is already there, said the CM.
Different Cabinet ministers attended PTMs in various districts. Additionally, Mann announced Punjab’s commitment to filling vacant posts under its quota in Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).
