FDE grants time scale promotion to teachers

Those promoted from Grade 18 to 21 include teachers of FG, model setup

ISLAMABAD:

Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has given time scale promotion to 509 teachers of model and FG setup educational institutions from basic pay scale 18 to 21.

Federal Government Teachers Association’s Central President Malik Amir Khan, Heads Association President Fazal Moula, General Secretary Mansoor Shah and Non-Teaching Association President Sardar Siddiq thanked Ministry of Education’s Special Secretary Mohiuddin Wani, Education Secretary Wasim Ajmal and SO Promotion Rashid Khan Marwat on awarding the time scale promotion to the teachers.

They also thanked Javed Mirza and FDE officials for granting the time scale promotion and said that the teachers had long demanded that they should be given time scale promotion as it would enhance the morale of the teachers.

According to the details, the FDE departmental promotion board meeting was held in which 509 teachers of FG and model setup have been promoted from grade 18 to 21.

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Around 14 teachers have been promoted from grade 20 to grade 21 in which three male and four female professors of FG setup educational institutions were included while two male and female professors of model colleges and two male and one female principal of Islamabad Model Schools/Colleges (FG setup) were included in the promoters.

However, 138 teachers have been promoted from grade 19 to grade 20, including 48 Associate Professors (males, females) of FG colleges, while 51 Associate Professors (males, females) and 8 DHMs (males, females) of Model Colleges have also been given promotion.

Similarly, Islamabad Model Colleges, Schools (FG setup) 31 principals (males, females) were also among the promoters. A total of 357 teachers were promoted in grades 18 to 19, including 72 associate professors of FG colleges (males, females), 110 associate professors of model colleges (males, females) and 175 vice-principals of Islamabad Model Colleges, Schools (males, females) were also included.

The teachers thanked the ministry, saying “The time scale promotion was delayed for a long time and the teachers were demanding promotion before retirement and are very happy with the timely promotion”.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 9^th, 2024.