Punjab government increases DA of computer teachers by 40 percent
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced an increase in the dearness allowance for 6,507 PICTCL computer teachers and regularisation of 1,007 non-teaching employees under Samagra Shiksha.
The Punjab government has given the go-ahead to increase the DA by 40 percent for 6,507 computer teachers deployed under PICTCL in the state. Along with this, 1,007 non-teaching employees working under the Samagra Shiksha program have been regularised.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated that with this decision, the dearness allowance of computer-teaching teachers has increased from the earlier 181 percent to 221 percent. He termed it as a Diwali gift for the employees.
According to Bhagwant Mann, the regularised non-teaching workers of Samagra Shiksha will also be given salary-linked benefits. He said that the government is fully striving to secure the future of its employees and for their welfare.
On the other hand, the Master Cadre Union has strongly objected to the lathi charge by the police on computer teachers protesting in Sangrur regarding their demands.
The union's District Amritsar unit president Arjinder Singh Kler, general secretary Gurmez Singh Kler, Hardeep Singh, Prabhjinder Singh and Ranjeet Singh said that a peaceful protest is every citizen's democratic right and using force against teachers is a condemnable step.
Key developments
- Computer teachers DA increased from 181 percent to 221 percent
- Services of 1,007 non-teaching employees under Samagra Shiksha regularised
- Master Cadre Union opposes lathi charge on teachers in Sangrur
