K-P approves time-scale promotion for over 55,000 teachers

CM Khattak approves multiple grants in cabinet meeting

PESHAWAR: At least 55,092 teachers were promoted on Wednesday by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government as it approved time-scale for Elementary and Secondary Education Department teachers of Grade-14 and above.

The decision was made during a cabinet meeting in Peshawar chaired by K-P Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, it applies to teachers with at least eight years of experience.

Other proposals approved during the meeting included recruitment of school teachers, re-constitution of Text Book Board amending its rules to broaden the scope of the board and the K-P Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Bill 2018 and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Payment of Wages Rules 2018.

The cabinet also agreed on K-P Education Monitoring Authority Bill 2018 which gives authority status to the Independent Monitoring Unit (IMU) of the elementary and secondary education department. A grant of Rs140 million was given to Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) while another Rs1.8 billion worth grant was approved for the K-P Health Department.

During the meeting, the Project Management Reforms Unit (Pinformed the cabinet that it had received at least 45, 000 complaints out of which 39 were settled.

Further deliberating on the complaints, the cabinet was informed that out of the 16,000 complaints received in the last four months, 4,000 pertained to cleanliness. To solve the issue, PRMU proposed granting additional funds as motivation to the staff for good performance.

Agreeing to the proposal, the cabinet suggested rewards ranging from Rs10 million to Rs30 million for the organisations holding first three positions.

CM Khattak said that the policy of carrot and stick should be implemented in all the departments, adding that serious notice should also be taken against those who failed to deliver.

A draft for the regularisation of Sehat Insaf Card registered under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was also approved as CM Khattak directed the government to devise a mechanism to ensure 100 per cent coverage so no patient is deprived of the facility and to extend facilities to disabled persons as well. Under the draft, selected government and private hospitals shall provide free treatment to patients with Sehat Insaf Cards.

A pilot project, sponsored by the USAID, of constructing walkways in crowded localities including Dabgar Garden, Saddar Bazaar and other markets in interior Peshawar.

Taking notice of dumping areas, CM Khattak directed authorities to identify the areas and ensure cleanliness of canals and disposal of water.

The cabinet also approved a grant of Rs16.42 million as compensation for the affected shopkeepers of Bazaar-e-Kalan Gor Ghatri.