Punjab Education Department has issued instructions to all the school heads not to compel the students for the transfer certificate in connection with the admission in the government schools.
The state Education Secretary Krishan Kumar has issued the instructions to all the District Education Officers and school heads in this regard. Earlier, the state School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla had directed to remove the restriction of transfer certificate for admission in government schools so that the students should not face any difficulty in getting admission in government schools.
Spokesperson said that the restriction of transfer certificate for admission in government schools has been lifted and school heads have been asked to admit such students at their own level. At the same time, the school heads have been directed to take in written from the parents of the students who do not have the transfer certificate.