To remove the shortage of faculty members in the Education Department, recruitment would soon be done for 1,730 posts of Associate Professors, said Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Sunday. He said that for this, a requisition letter has already been sent to the Haryana Public Service Commission. Apart from this, appointment letters of 3,000 guest teachers in school education have been re-issued and the rest would be issued within the next two days.

The Education Minister was addressing mediapersons after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Higher Education Department and OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat. Sharma said that the Government has laid emphasis on imparting value education at the primary level itself. Special attention is being paid to ensuring maintenance of cleanliness in schools and separate toilets have been constructed for girls and boys in more than 80 per cent schools, he added.

Commenting on the issue of special girdawari (crop loss assessment) being conducted by the Government for estimating losses due to crop damage by whitefly and other pests, the Minister said that the girdawari report is almost ready and would be presented during the Winter Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha starting on Monday.

In response to a question regarding the length of the Assembly Session, Sharma said that this could be increased keeping in view the works of the Vidhan Sabha, but only with the approval of the Business Advisory Committee. He added that this is the first time after 30 years that a third Assembly Session is being called in the same year, which reflects the Govt’s commitment.