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PM announces package for teachers
New package includes upgradation of teachers and the introduction of a uniform education system in all schools.
All federal institutions in ICT to become model schools/colleges. PHOTO: PPI
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to appease protesting teachers and introduce a uniform education system in the Islamabad Capital Territory institutions, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday announced a package fulfulling some of the longstanding demands of the educators.
The prime minister announced upgradation of teachers and transformation of all federal government schools and colleges into Islamabad Model institutes “to end disparity and provide equal opportunities” to all students of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
Gilani was speaking at the launching ceremony of a programme titled “Uniformity of Education Systems” for the teachers of schools and colleges of ICT.
Some of the key demands of the teachers which had been forwarded to the federal ministry included uniformity in “syllabus and distribution of financial resources, faculty designation, recruitment and promotion, administrative and academic structure of all public sector institutions and formation of a committee with representation of Federal Government, Model and Garrison schools and colleges.”
Federal Minister for Education Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali, Education Secretary Muhammad Athar Tahir, DG Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) Shaheen Khan, teachers and other officials of the ministry were also present on the occasion.
The prime minister said all educational institutions of ICT would be named and administered as Islamabad Model Schools/ Colleges. He directed the Ministry of Education to consider the establishment of a Federation Public School in Islamabad as well as a Model University to cater to the affiliation needs of ICT Graduate and Postgraduate Colleges, which are presently affiliated with the University of Punjab.
Fulfilling the demands of the teachers, the prime minister announced the upgradation of posts of teachers working under FDE and the introduction of Time-Scale Promotion Formula which would replace the previously Four-Tier Promotion Formula.
According to the new formula, teachers of BPS-9 would be promoted to BPS-14, BPS-14 to BPS-16, BPS-16 to BPS-17, BPS-17 to BPS-20 and BPS-21.
Under the new upgradation formula, Matric-trained teachers would be given 14 scale instead of the existing 9 scale, and undergraduate teachers would be awarded 16 scale in place of the current 14 scale. Under the new scales, all the teachers and principals of the schools would be given opportunity for promotion up to BPS-21.
The prime minister also agreed to fulfil the demand of enhancing the charge allowance to the heads/principals of institutions of ICT. The details in this context would be finalised with the Ministry of Finance.
Gilani directed the education ministry to arrange transport facilities for students and teachers especially in the rural areas in collaboration with CDA and ICT. President Federal Government Schools Teachers Association Azher Mehmood welcomed the prime minister’s announcement. He urged that notification of the announcement be issued shortly. “The dreams of teachers would be fulfilled if the notification is issued and implemented in letter and spirit,” he said.
Another member of teachers association, M A Shahid, said that the prime minister took a pro-poor approach by announcing a uniform educational system in the federal capital. He said that this system would provide a level-playing field for all students. He also urged the early implementation of the package.
The prime minister said under the 18th Amendment, the curriculum system has been transferred to the provinces and the decision would not be taken back. He said if there is any controversy between provinces and the federation, it would be resolved in the Council of Common Interest (CCI) and in the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee.
The PM said religious seminaries that are imparting education to 2.5 million children would also be brought into the mainstream while introducing new subjects. Negotiations in this regard are going on with Interior Ministry and Wafaq-ul-Madaris, which would be presented to the cabinet within a month.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 9th, 2010.
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Very nice; a long standing demand has been fulfilled . However higher education possessing teachers may also be given an opportunity and weightage for the better careerer in teaching profession.Recommend
salams, welcome to the package if any reader knows about implementation date and also for MTT who is not B.Ed. what for him then plz mail @: [email protected]Recommend
The Government of Pakistan under the leadership of Prime Minister has done a highly commendable job by upgrading teaching posts in Islamabad Capital Territory. The Federal Government has set up an example for the provinces to emulate. Hopefully, the provincial governments will take such practical steps for the betterment of their teaching communities and not indulge in paying lip service. Recommend
Implement nahi hoo ga mushkil hai
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Hopefully, this announcement will not remain a promise. Rather, it will be implemented in its letter and spirit.Recommend
this pakg should be also in the provinces.the teachers of provinces are also facing many problems.this pkg must be implement.Recommend
Well, alot has been done for regular teachers. But, unfortunately, Government, FDE and AGPR is not dealing with case of Snr. Computer Teachers as they should. Computer Staff has not been given the salaries for almost 1 year. I, myself got salary after 14 months. And now, AGPR has once again put an objection and is not releasing salaries after June 2010.
Unfortunately, this case has not been dealt at any platform. Recommend
The Federal Government deserves praise for taking the step of allowing teachers promotion on a time scale. This step on the part of Government of Pakistan ubnder the dynamic and visionary Prime Minister the right honorable Mr. Yousaf Raza Gilani will lead to in the respect for the teaching profession.
The provincial governments must follow the suit because majority of teachers in Pakistan are employees of the provinces. Unless the provincial governments take this step, the teaching community will continue to feel the step-motherly attitude very badly.Recommend
cm shabaz sharif should follow the pm gillani otherwise majority of teachers will go against cm shabaz sharif. it is in the benefit of cm above that he should announce the same pakage so that the teachers of punjab may meet their financial pfoblems and may tribute mr cm punjab.Recommend
The package announced by the honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan is reflective of the importance that the Peoples Party attaches to the teaching profession in general. However,as pointed out by Mr. M.Awais Chaudhary, the majority of teaching community in Pakistan are serving under the education departments of the provinces. Hence, the package announced by the PM can make sense only if the provincial governments also follow the Federal Government. But such a scenario is highly unlikely in Punjab whose Chief Minister Mr. Shahbaz Shareef can be expected to raise the salaries of only police and judiciary. Lets pray that the PPP comes to power in Punjab as well, so that the govt employees (other than those of police and judiciary) can expect a considerable raise in their salaries.Recommend
it very good for the teachers but most of teachers working under the four provice so kindly pm advise to cm of all four four provice cm to fowlle above advise it is very good work of PM.
thanksRecommend
The government of the PPP is being subjected to the worst kind of media trial.However, it is a fact that the state employees in general and the teachers in particular get benefit when the pro-employee PPP is in power. It is the PPP that has again given a ray of hope to the state employees by regularising the services of the contract employees who had become frustrated because they had no prospects of regularisation under the previous government. May the PPP get power in Punjab in the next general elections so that teachers of Punjab can expect a fair deal which can hardly be expected from a political party that is being led by the industrialists whose sole aim of life is to maximise their profits at the cost of poor labourers.
Frankly speaking, to expect that the Government of Punjab under PML (N) will give teachers the same status as the Federal Government under the PPP has accorded them is to live in fools’ paradise.The PML(N) was the only party whose parliamentary leader Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan had raised a hue and cry over the 50% raise in the salaries of government employees. Recommend
very nice decision. but it is announced only for federal schools .kaya punjab ke baqi cities ke teachers ko jeenain ka haq nahen?Recommend
Lets hope that Punjab’s representative bodies for schools and colleges will together make efforts to bring the Punjab Government across to their demand of time scale for promotion like the teachers of the Federal Directorate of Education. However, one thing is certain : the teachers from Punjab will be given the time-scale-based promotion only after it has been given to teachers from other provinces. The reason for this belief is that the Punjab Government is interested in facilitating only the police and judicial personnel who can in turn facilitate them when they are in trouble after getting out of power.Recommend
this package is really a wonderful incentive for teachers.in punjab,in teachers’ package2007, The Graduate English Teachers were made target , down-graded and diverted from graduate cadre scale-14 eligibility B.A/B.Sc+B.Ed/ CT in none-graduate lower and junior cadre EST Scale-09 elgibility Matric+Diploma/F.A+CT with change in Nomenclature as EST(English). other EST all categories scale-09 are up-graded in scale-14 in July,2009. This was not a package. But Alas! recent govt of punjab is following the ex.CM policies. this govt is so-called flag bearer of the survival and revival of law and justice. In short, federal govt is the sincere and welfares of teachers in the whole PakistanRecommend
Federal Govt has a soft corner for the Teachers working in the whole Pakistan(Federal as well as provinces). In the past, a graduate cadre was targeted on the behalf of lower and junior represented unions and ex.CM was used in this respect. Graduate English Twachers is a graduate cadre was merged in graduate cadre SST while GETs were converted in lower and junior cadre scale-09 with change in nomenclature as EST(eng). This was not a package announced in 2007. The package announced the honorable PM is really a package given on qualification.Recommend
Very nice and good effort but again saying “HOPE for the Best”
Hum sab umeed se hain From All Provinces TeachersRecommend
i am working under punjab govt. as s.s.t techer recentaly am working since in grade 16 to date 22.9.1990 as s.s.t grade (16) in this time local managnment not announce about this package and not everness about this package….. plase make the ncessary arrangement for emplement this packageRecommend
It is highly regrettable that uptill now the provinces have not announced any package for their respective teacers in respect of time-cale-based promotion. Nor the teachers’ unions in the provinces have urged their respective education departments to follow the lead of federal government.Recommend
I am sst in a middle school.this pkg is well but not fear because only the ssts are require more experience than other all other posts.as PST who is BEd can get 14 scale and the all ESTs can ger promotion only with 6 years experience.But SSTs are require 10 years experience.SS can go forward with 5 years experience and SSS can get 19 scale only by 7 years experince.But all SSTs who are new appointee,they will have to wait 10 years for 17 scale.in this situation we demand equality in time scale formula.plz apply this formula with equality.Recommend
The announcement of package for teachers under FDE deserves to be praised, But i think it will take a long time for it to be implemented. Recommend
slam,
it is good news.but some questions are still left.
1- will this package be implemented in provinces
2- what will become of the personal pay package awarded by PM of punjab in2007..
3-will it be implemented in Dec 2010.
4-if some one is already working in bs 18 as sst. where will he be fitted.
5- will it grant Bs 17 as regular grade to SSTs.
thanks to PRIME MINISTER
PLZ if possible for some one to reply my questions.
[email protected]Recommend
As the teachers serving under provincial governments have got the same educational qualifications, justice demands that package similar to the one for teachers under FDE be announced as soon as possible.Recommend
i am a SST in a govt. high school in punjab .the PM teachers package for federal . it is good news . i wants to know .is this pakage also for punjab teachers or only for federal PLZ if it is possible for some one to reply on([email protected])Recommend
@ Muhammad Iqbal
This package is meant for the teachers under Federal Directorate of Education.The teachers serving under provincial directorates will have to struggle to achieve the same status as accorded to the federal govt’s college and school teachers. Recommend
Respected Sir,
Will this formula be implemented on the teachers of others provinces?Recommend
I am a teacher working as EST in Punjab .The P.M. announced package for federal teachers
I wish this package also apply in all the provinces
ATTA-UL-HAQ BHATTI
EST
[email protected]Recommend
@ATTA-UL-HAQ BHATTI
It is your wishful thinking that the package announced by the Prime Minister should be applied in the provinces. As far as Punjab is concerned, rest assured that so long as the anti-teacher government of PML (N) under the self-styled Shahbaz Sharif is there, this package will not be given. When it comes to giving facilities to the teachers, it is said that they should first show results. But in case of police and judiciary, no such demand is made and their salaries are increased, and it is a fact that judiciary and police are not lees corrupt than they were. The reason why PML (N) likes to give facilities to police and judiciary is that they will prove helpful to it if it gets into some trouble in future like the judiciary helped it a few months ago. An ordinary Pakistan’s case is not heard on the grounds that it is not filed within the time period fixrd. But Nawaz Sharif did not file appeal with the Supreme Court within the time fixed for appeals. Rather, he filed his appeal after a considerable time had expired, but still his appeal was accepted by the Chief Justice Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary who feels obliged to Mian Nawaz Sharif for the movement that Mian sahib launched for his restoration.Recommend
I am working as S.S.T (Sc)Govt High School NO 2 Rajanpur punjab. Prime minister announce time scale permotion will also be apply all provinces. Fetreal Govt release special grant for time scale permotion formula for all province.Recommend
@ Muhammad Nasir
No, it is not applicable for teachers serving under provincial governments. Hopefully, the PPP-led provincial government in Sindh will take the lead in this regard, and then the others will have to follow in order to dispel the impression that the teachers have about them of being unfavorable towards teachers who cannot help them when they are out of power.Recommend
the package announced by the pm is much more appreciable whether it is just for islamabad or cantt garrison employee is also included in this package or not or it is just like east or west hope is the best hum sub umeed say hay we hope from the present govt that it will be implemented inshaullahRecommend
we the teacher working under the command of federal govt (cantt/garrison) intensely waiting that it will be implemented on the basis of education not on the basis of time scale because most of our young generation working in this deptt having higher qualification and lower post as well as less service will also be benefited from this pacakge and inshaullah soon it will be implemented and finanace will also approve this package because teachers are just like the builder of the nation .Recommend
assalam o alaikum it is good news for the teachers of FDE but what a tyranny it is that we , PSTs (primary school teachers), of khyber pakhtunkhwa are serving in BPS-07 while federal government MTT teachers of the same post has been awarded BPS-14. what is the meaning of this difference? who will fix this problem? I hope that president and prime minister of pakistan and CM of KPK would favourably resolve this issue and would approve the uniform pay scale (BPS-14) for the KPK province Elementary school teachers as well. thanks wassalam Muhammad Imran from Saikot,KarakRecommend