Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who also serves as the Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted to resolve employee grievances, on Monday held a series of comprehensive meetings with five different employee unions of the Education Department to sympathetically deliberate upon their issues and demands.
Speaking on this, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said, "The meetings, aimed at fostering a constructive dialogue, underscore the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government's commitment to systematically addressing the welfare and concerns of its workforce." During the deliberations, senior officials from the Education Department apprised the Finance Minister of the current administrative status regarding the unions' demands, as well as the ongoing actions being taken to address them.
After thoroughly reviewing the department's position, minister Harpal Singh Cheema directed Education Department officials to expedite the administrative processes to resolve the unions' legitimate demands swiftly, ensuring timely relief and support for the employees. Representatives from each organization were given a patient hearing to articulate their primary demands.
The meetings were held at the Finance Minister’s office in the Punjab Civil Secretariat. The sessions were attended by representative delegations from the Berozgar PSTET Pass Art and Craft Sangharsh Union, the Unaided Staff of Aided School Front, the Murh Bahal Kacche Adhiyapak Union, the Meritorious Teachers Union, and the Berozgar B.Ed TET Pass Adhiyapak Union.
Rakesh Kumar, Kirandeep Kaur and Harbans Singh from the Berozgar PSTET Pass Art and Craft Sangharsh Union, Nirbhai Singh, Sukhchain Singh and Jaswant Singh from the Unaided Staff of Aided School Front, Vikas Sahni, Lakhwinder Kaur and Varun Khera from the Murh Bahal Kacche Adhiyapak Union, Dr Tina, Simran and Rakesh from the Meritorious Teachers Union, and Jaswant Ghubaya, Hardeep Singh and Harpreet Singh from the Berozgar B.Ed TET Pass Adhiyapak Union present their case during the meetings.