Government of the Punjab, School Education Department issued a letter regarding Promotion of Primary School Teachers as Elementary School Teachers.
- Complaints are being received from teachers that for promotion against the post of Elementary School Teachers, seniority lists are not being prepared in accordance with Punjab School Education Department (School Education) Service Rules, 2014.
- In some of the districts, seniority lists for promotion against the posts of ESTs are prepared separately for category of EST (Sci), EST (Math), EST (Urdu), EST (Eng) and EST (General) and in some districts two seniority lists are prepared i.e. one for EST(Sci-Math) and one for EST (Arts). This discrimination has created an awkward situation in the districts and also unrest amongst the teachers.
- As per Punjab School Education Department (School Education) Service Rules, 2014, the post of Elementary School Teacher is to be filled as under:-
- 50% by initial recruitment
- (a) 60% for the posts of EST (Science and Math)
- (b) 40% for the posts of EST (Arts)
- 50% by promotion on the basis of seniority cum fitness
- (a) 40% for the posts of EST (Arts)
- (b) 60% for the posts of EST (Science and Math) from amongst Primary School Teachers.
- In view of above, it is clarified that two seniority lists are required to be prepared under the Rules ibid, one for the post of EST(Sci-Math) and one for the post of EST (Arts).