Sangrur:, Feb. 12 -- Of a total of 228 posts of Block Primary Education Officers (BPEOs) across Punjab, 93 are vacant, according to the data released by the Government Teachers Union (GTU).

The data further revealed that education minister Harjot Bains' home district Rupnagar has 10 BPEO posts of which nine are vacant.

In addition to Rupnagar, several other districts are also facing alarming shortages of BPEOs. In Bathinda, six out of seven BPEO positions are vacant, while in Hoshiarpur, 16 out of 21 posts are vacant.

In Kapurthala, six of nine posts are unfilled, while Amritsar has 10 vacancies against 15 positions. Malerkotla has a total of three BPEO positions of which two are vacant, while in Mansa three out of five positions are v...