Ludhiana, April 19 -- The Anandpur Sahib administration on Friday revoked an order deploying 25 government employees, including 21 teachers and block primary education officers, for a digital crop survey, after an uproar.

In an order issued on Thursday, Anandpur Sahib sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) had ordered the that the 25 staffers be put in non-teaching duties. The development comes even as the 'Punjab Sikhya Kranti', a state government initiative to inaugurate upgraded schools every day, and the enrolments are on full swing.

In the order on Thursday, the employees were asked to report to the tehsildar office at 8.30am on April 18 and be a part of the survey till April 20. Anandpur Sahib assembly constituency is represented by educ...