KP govt mulls to regularise 62,000 contract teachers

PESHAWAR    -   Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is considering to regularise services of 62,000 contract and ad-hoc teachers and hundreds of doctors in budget 2022-23.


An official in the Civil Secretariat told APP on Monday that proposals regarding regularising of 62,000 contract and ad-hoc teachers, up-gradation of primary school-teachers (PST) to grade 15 and 16 and hundreds of doctors have been sent to the Chief Minister Secretariat for approval.


The official said mega development projects including uplift of education and health infrastructure, increasing enrolment of students, equipment in hospitals and providing relief to masses have been proposed in the Annual Development Programme in budget 2022-23.


Swat Motorway Phase-II is ready for ground-breaking and after its completion would turn entire Malakand Division into a hub of tourism, trade and investment. He said over three lakh tourists have visited Swat, Chitral, Dir and Malakand during Eid holidays.


He said Swat was going to become a tourism city of Pakistan due to its unique features of pleasant climate, Swat Motorway, trout fish, adventure sports, river, paragliding and snowfall features.

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