CM approves recruitment of 4500 CTIs
Amraiz Khan
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has proposed a targeted subsidy be given to the poor people for providing relief to them.
He made this proposal while presiding over a meeting at his office on Tuesday in which steps relating to stabilization of prices of essential items were also reviewed.
The chief minister directed to present feasible proposals within seven days and a committee was constituted under the chair of industries minister Mian Aslam Iqbal which will give final shape to the plan for giving targeted subsidy to the indigent strata. Usman Buzdar said that a final plan should also be presented after considering the establishment of farmers’ markets so that the growers could directly sell their vegetables.
He directed an effective monitoring of price control mechanism adding that price control magistrates should check the rates of essential items on daily basis and enforcement mechanism should be fully implemented. He said that field officers should keep a vigilant eye on quality and prices of essential items and price control committees should be activated at district level.
He said that crackdown should be continued against hoarders of sugar as no leniency could be shown to those responsible for creating artificial price-hike. Strict action will be taken against those selling essential items at exorbitant rates; he added and made it clear that government will go to every extent to provide relief to the masses.
The people could not be left at the mercy of hoarders and profiteers and artificial increase in the prices of daily use items will not be tolerated and conspicuous steps be taken for curbing the price-hike, he added.
The meeting was briefed that price control magistrates have conducted more than 90 thousand inspections during the current month and a cumulative fine worth Rs.2.74 crore has been imposed to the shopkeepers for overcharging. Meanwhile, FIRs have been lodged against 879 persons and 820 have been arrested. Provincial minister Mian Aslam Iqbal, chief secretary, secretaries of agriculture and food departments, DC Lahore, DG industries and others attended the meeting.
Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has given approval to recruitment of 4500 College Teacher Interns (CTIs) in public sector colleges across the province against vacant posts. Recruitment on 400 vacant posts will be made against the quota reserved for minorities and differently able persons.
A summary of higher education department has been approved by the Chief Minister and the CTIs showing satisfactory performance, during the current educational year, will be given the opportunity again. However, this would not mean an extension in their period of employment. The chief minister has directed the administrative department to devise a mechanism for monitoring CTIs’ performance and has also sought recommendations regarding formulation of comprehensive policy for the recruitment of CTIs for 2020-21. He said that CTIs recruitment will remove teachers’ shortage adding that recruitment process will be fully transparent and merit-based as government is working to improve the standard of public sector colleges.
