KP to Soon Advertise Jobs for 17,000 Teachers

Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Khan Tarakai, has said that the provincial government will soon publish an advertisement for the recruitment of 17000 teachers.

He presided over a teacher recruitment policy review meeting here on Wednesday. Special Secretary Elementary and Secondary Education Department Qaiser Alam, Director IT Salahuddin, Additional Director Dr Iqbal, and other senior department authorities also attended the meeting.

The provincial minister said that due to the promotions and retirement, a large number of vacancies have been rendered vacant and now a recruitment process for 17000 teachers would begin to fill those posts on an emergency basis.

He said, that providing teachers to schools is a top priority and it would be provided to both boys’ and girls’ schools. He said that keeping in view the shortage of teachers, the authorities of the department have been directed to furnish the details of all those teachers who were either on long leave or had taken extra-ordinary leave for going abroad or on deputation in other departments and cancel their leaves and deputation with immediate effect.

The provincial minister ruled out any compromise on education, saying the duty of the teachers is teaching to the boys and girls in any circumstances and they are not allowed to do any other work.

Faisal Khan Tarakai further directed the authorities to take steps for all those teachers who are posted on the management cadre posts at the secretariat, directorate levels, or in any district offices to bring them back to their actual posts and furnishing a report regarding a period of one week.

Regarding the financial implications of the new recruitment, he said that all these 17000 teachers would be recruited on the already existing posts. So, it will not put any additional burden on the provincial kitty. However, he said that a no objection certificate (NOC) in this regard will be obtained from the Finance Department with immediate effect.