Chandigarh, March 12 -- Punjab Government's decision to open a new chapter of 'Padho Punjab, Padhao Punjab' in the State's academics has virtually left the teachers feeling weighed down.
The Government school teachers across Punjab are feeling "burdened" as they have to teach several other things, under the Padho Punjab programme, along with the basic syllabus. These were the findings of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha's Estimates Committee, in its latest report on the School Education Department, tabled in the recently-concluded budget session.
Notably, Padho Punjab is the State's ambitious learning enhancement programme, for the Classes VI up to X, and has succeeded in achieving encouraging results - owing to the Government school teachers' eff...