The Punjab government is reportedly one step away from regularizing thousands of teachers working in schools and universities across the province under contract.
The development emanated from the inaugural meeting of the Special Ministerial Committee formed by the provincial government.
The committee met with the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Basharat Raja, in the chair.
According to the details, the forum approved the recommendation to regularize 14,055 teachers hired from state schools and colleges. The only thing left now is the approval of the provincial cabinet.
Higher Education Minister Raja Yasir Humayoun Sarfraz, School Education Minister Dr. Murad Raas, Secondary School Educators Regularization Movement (SSERM) President Muhammad Sarfraz, SSERM Coordinator Muhammad Imran, and SSERM Secretary General Rana Liaquat Ali also attended the meeting.
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During the meeting, Dr. Murad lamented that these teachers have been working on contract for over a decade and previous provincial governments did nothing for them.
On the other hand, SSERM representatives praised the provincial government and thanked Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi for considering their longstanding demand.
