Coming down heavily on the private schools for violatinggovernment instructions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the school educationminister Punjab Mr. Vijay Inder Singla has cancelled No Objection Certificates(NOC) given to a school in Fazilka district.
While divulging details, Mr. VijayInder Singla said that he has been personally monitoring complaints againstsuch schools and after reviewing the case of Shiwalik Public School ChakkAraian Wala (Jalalabaad), he has decided to cancel the NOC for defyinggovernment directions.
It is pertinent to mention that the school educationminister had floated his personal email id, vijayindersingla@gmail.com, toreceive such complaints against wrongdoings of private school managements.
Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that some complaints havebeen received against the school that the employees were not being paid orbeing paid less during Covid-19 pandemic.
He added that after receiving the complaints against theschool, the education department has served notice to the management and afterfinding their reply unsatisfactory their NOC has been cancelled. He said thatCaptain Amarinder Singh led Punjab government will not allow any schoolmanagement to exploit employees or flout any other instruction.