Shimla, Feb. 13 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday chaired a meeting of the Education Department and directed the department to retain lien in the parent cadre for teachers selected for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)-affiliated schools, ensuring that their promotional avenues remain unaffected.

During a high-level meeting, the Chief Minister further instructed the department to expedite the affiliation of government schools with the CBSE. He stated that 140 government schools will be affiliated with CBSE from the next academic session. In the first phase, 99 schools have already secured affiliation, and the process for the remaining schools is underway, according to an official release.

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