Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema on Thursday instructed the higher officials of the department to visit schools in the State every Friday to know the ground realities, adequate solutions of the problems being faced by schools.
The teams have also been asked to ensure personal visit with a view to make field staff more vigilant and energetic besides giving suitable suggestions for uplifting the basic standard of education.Cheema said that as per the instructions of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, senior officers would inspect functioning of the schools instead of offices. “The sole aim of this move is to further accelerate the pace of ongoing reforms in education department,” he said.
He said these visits will start from July 4. “Principal Secretary, Special Secretary, Director General of School Education (DGSE), Director SCERT, DPI (Secondary Education) and DPI (Elementary Education) will visit government schools on Friday,” he said.
In order to gauge the status of reforms being taken in Education Department, the Minister said that these officers would make visits personally and take necessary action.