Cabinet says yes to Urdu, Punjabi teachers’ appointments

The Delhi Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal of Urdu and Punjabi teacher appointments, which were sanctioned of almost 769 posts of trained graduate teachers for Punjabi language and 610 posts for Urdu teachers. The Cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. 

Earlier, the Delhi government had announced that each government school in Delhi may have at least one teacher for instruction of Urdu, Punjabi and Sanskrit languages up to the secondary level.

The Delhi government wants to provide the facility of at least one such language teacher in each school so that students are not discouraged from opting Punjabi and Urdu languages.

At present, out of a total of 1024 (Includes 898 Sr. Secondary, 106 Secondary and 20 Middle) government schools in Delhi, Sanskrit is taught in about 98 per cent schools, Punjabi is taught in about 24 per cent schools and Urdu is taught in about 25 per cent schools. 

In the academic year 2015-16, 28612 students have opted for Punjabi language and 82341 students have opted for Urdu language at the time of admission. The present position is that up to class 8th three languages are being taught, and in 9th & 10th classes, only two languages are taught. 

The Delhi Education Act, 1973 vide Rule-9 provides for the three language Formula as reproduced below: “In the teaching of languages in class 6 – 10, the Three Language Formula, as adopted by the Central government, shall be followed,” said a senior education al officer.