Ludhiana: Electoral officer seeks ‘unassigned’ teachers’ list, union slams move
: Even as a large section of teaching workforce remains engaged in election-related and other government assignments, the electoral registration officer (ERO)-Gill-cum-regional transport officer (RTO) has sought fresh details of teaching staff who have not yet been allotted any departmental or non-departmental duties. Election duty is a part of teachers’ official responsibilities. — Mankanwal Chahal, electoral registration officer. (HT File) In a letter issued on June 3 to the district education officers (secondary and elementary), the ERO directed officials to furnish details of such employees through a Google link shared with the department. The information was sought in a prescribed format and was required to be submitted on the same day. The communication further stated that if any school head failed to upload the required information through the Google link, he or she would have to submit the details personally to the concerned office. Rupinder Singh Gill, general secretary of the Democratic Teachers Front, claimed that nearly 90 to 95 per cent of the teaching staff is already engaged in election, census and other government …
