Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

Security Guards: Will instill sense of security & discipline for students and allow teachers to focus on teaching

Night Watchmen: Will keep a check on regular incidents of theft of computers, rations and gas cylinders from government schools

¶ Security guards^[1]

1,265 security guards through PESCO for 689 high and senior secondary schools^[2]

• Deployed at the entry and exit of the schools
• They will ensure that no student can leave the premises during school time without the permission of the principal
• Maintaining records of visitors
• Security guards would also manage traffic outside the school to facilitate students during entry and exit at schools

¶ Night Watchmen Scheme^[3]

1,734 chowkidar-cum-watchman for night duty were recruited for government senior secondary schools^[2:1]

• School management committees would select the chowkidar/watchman
• These watchmen will be paid a monthly salary of Rs 5,000 each
• One should preferably be a local resident in the age group of 32 to 60

References:

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1. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=172177 ↩︎

2. https://yespunjab.com/mann-govt-transforms-fate-of-govt-schools-education-dept-touches-new-horizons-in-2024/ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/stung-by-rising-thefts-in-schools-punjab-to-hire-2-012-watchmen-534621 ↩︎