Ludhiana, April 8 -- Even as the Punjab government launched a grand 54-day education festival with the inauguration of development works in government schools, discontent is brewing among the teaching community over pending salaries and mounting work pressure.

The state education department recently began formal inaugurations of various upgrade projects in government schools across the region. As part of the preparation, schools have been asked to bear the initial costs of commemorative plaques and event arrangements, with the promise of reimbursement later. However, this directive has not gone down well with teachers who are already struggling with two months of unpaid salaries.

Davinder Singh Sidhu, general secretary of the Lecturer C...