Political transfers in education department to be banned in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Executive District Officer Elementary and Secondary Education Department (ESED) Noor Hasan Khan has said that the new academic session would be launched with strong determination to boost education sector in the backward district and to make all out efforts for imparting quality education to the students. He was speaking as a chief guest a function held at the government primary school Tajazai by the district chapter of All Primary Teachers Association (Apta) on Friday. Assistant district officer of Meenakhel circle Muhammad Ayub Khan and Apta’s district president Zafar Iqbal, general secretary Haji Abdul Rahim and press secretary Yar Muhammad were among those who also spoke on the occasion. The EDO said that a complete ban on unfair, unjustified and political based transfer of teachers would be enforced from the new academic year starting from April 1. He directed the subordinate officials of primary section to ensure transfer of parents teachers councils (PTCs) funds to the bank accounts of the schools without any further delay. Hasan said that the department would monitor the process of utilisation of PTCs funds on petty repair works and purchase of consumable articles in the primary schools of the district. He asked the head teachers of primary schools to spend funds transparently in consultation with the members of parents teachers councils. The EDO agreed to the proposal of the Apta leaders to hold/organise an education seminar in the near future for the purpose to chalk out a strategy for resolving the problems faced by teachers, students and educational institutions. He called upon the teachers’ organisations to focus on positive and constructive activities so as to bring an improvement in the learning environment in the schools. The Apta leaders thanked provincial government for timely provision of free textbooks to the schools.
