As many as 336 posts of male and female lecturers and professors are lying vacant in colleges of district Rawalpindi.
In order to keep the teaching system regular M.Phil and Phd qualified youths are enrolled as college teachers internees every year at the honorarium of Rs 15,000 per month on temporary basis for a period of 9 months. This year these temporary appointments have also not been made. The teaching system is likely to be affected adversely in all the colleges due to non recruitment of lecturers on temporary basis.
There are 35 colleges including 25 girls and 10 boys’ colleges operating in public sector in the district. Sanctioned strength of teachers in respect of these colleges stands at 1,469 including 583 male and 886 female teachers. At present 1,146 teachers are working in these colleges and 336 posts stand vacant.
The citizens have demanded the Punjab government to fill the posts immediately in order to safeguard educational activities of the students.
