Punjab Teachers Alliance’s Charter of Demands for Teacher Welfare

Punjab Teachers Alliance leaders met with top officials to present key demands for teacher welfare, focusing on halting school privatization, policy improvements, and better pay grades. A committee was formed to address these urgent educational issues.

Punjab Teachers Alliance Leadership Meets with Provincial Education Minister

Leaders of the Punjab Teachers Alliance recently held a special meeting with Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat Khan and the Chairman of the Chief Minister's Education Task Force, Mr. Mazamil Mahmood. During this meeting, the Alliance representatives presented a detailed "Charter of Demands" outlining the issues faced by teachers and suggested solutions aimed at improving their welfare. The delegation was led by the Alliance’s central patron, Rashid Ahmad Bhatti, along with central chairman Mian Amjad Ali and central chief coordinator Chaudhry Allah Rakha Gujjar.

Alliance Leadership Discusses Key Issues

The delegation, which also included vice chairmen Muhammad Tariq Qureshi and Muhammad Akram Sial, general secretary Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Bhindar, chief organizer Mirza Tariq Mahmood, and other notable figures, highlighted various challenges. They emphasized the need to halt the privatization of schools, reverse the TNA test requirement, and roll back recent decisions regarding leave encashment, gratuity, and pension reductions. Other demands included the upgradation of teachers across all cadres, an increase in charge allowances for school heads, and necessary revisions to transfer and promotion policies.

Demands for Upgrading Teacher Salaries and Job Grades

The Alliance leaders called for grade 17 for teachers with MPhil qualifications and grade 18 for PhD holders. They urged significant increases in the non-salary budget and education promotion funds, reinstatement of the 17-A rule under the death quota, and promotions for physical education and Arabic teachers to SST level. They further requested the regularization of AEOs and SSEs without conditions and the immediate filling of vacant teaching and non-teaching positions in schools.

Government Takes Immediate Action with Committee Formation

Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat Khan and Chairman Mazamil Mahmood took prompt action by forming a five-member committee to address the issues. This committee, led by Rashid Ahmad Bhatti, includes Dr. Adnan Ahmad, Mian Amjad Ali, Munawar Shehzad, and Ramzan Gul. Additionally, a three-member Grand Teachers Alliance committee was created, which includes the Education Minister, Education Secretary, Education Task Force Chairman, and Finance Department officials. This committee will work to make decisions for the benefit of teachers across Punjab, aiming to resolve their challenges and set forth action plans for improvement.

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