When will the establishment take these critical issues seriously? Canal irrigation has decreased from 16 lakh hectares in 1990-91 to about 11.5 lakh hectares today, yet endless discussions on water recharging and groundwater depletion continue.
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Why aren't these issues getting prioritized given these alarming statistics?
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has often promised to free teachers from non-academic responsibilities so they can focus on improving learning outcomes in schools. Yet teacher unions now allege that educators are once again being assigned survey work, despite the government inviting volunteers for the same exercise. The controversy raises an important question when every major government campaign eventually seems to reach the classroom door, are teachers truly being empowered as educators, or simply being relied upon as the state's most dependable administrative workforce ? As Punjab pushes ambitious education reforms, what should define a teacher's primary responsibility, teaching students or helping implement government programmes beyond the classroom ?
पंजाब के शिक्षा मंत्री हरजोत सिंह बैंस ने कई बार वादा किया है कि शिक्षकों को गैर-शैक्षणिक कार्यों से मुक्त किया जाएगा ताकि वे छात्रों की पढ़ाई और शिक्षा की गुणवत्ता पर पूरा ध्यान दे सकें। लेकिन अब शिक्षक संगठनों का आरोप है कि शिक्षकों को एक बार फिर सर्वेक्षण के काम में लगाया जा रहा है, जबकि सरकार ने इसी कार्य के लिए स्वयंसेवकों को भी आमंत्रित किया है। यह विवाद एक महत्वपूर्ण सवाल खड़ा करता है जब लगभग हर बड़ी सरकारी मुहिम आखिरकार स्कूलों और शिक्षकों तक पहुंच जाती है, तो क्या शिक्षकों को वास्तव में शिक्षण के लिए सशक्त बनाया जा रहा है, या फिर उन्हें सरकार के सबसे भरोसेमंद प्रशासनिक संसाधन के रूप में इस्तेमाल किया जा रहा है ? पंजाब जब शिक्षा सुधारों को आगे बढ़ाने की बात कर रहा है, तब एक शिक्षक की प्राथमिक जिम्मेदारी क्या होनी चाहिए, छात्रों को पढ़ाना या कक्षा से बाहर सरकारी योजनाओं को लागू करने में मदद करना ?
Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann have once again spent more time explaining who is responsible for Punjab's drug problem than explaining why it still exists. From Pakistan to Gujarat, from previous governments to rival parties, the list of accused seems to grow with every speech. The question many voters may be asking is simple after four years in power, are Punjabis still being given a diagnosis, or are they finally getting a cure ? If every road leads to someone else's fault, where does accountability for results begin ? And when leaders keep pointing fingers in every direction, is it a sign of determination, or a sign that they're still searching for answers themselves ?
