Punjab Education Department Directs DEOs to Immediately Resolve ETT Pay Anomaly Cases
CHANDIGARH, December 5, 2025 ( Jobsoftoday)
The Directorate of School Education (Elementary), Punjab, has issued a stern directive to all District Education Officers (Elementary) (DEOs (E)) to immediately address and dispose of pending pay anomaly cases concerning teachers of the ETT (Elementary Teacher Training) cadre.
Key Instructions from the Directorate
The administrative letter, issued by the Establishment-2 branch (Amala-2 Shaka), acknowledges representations made by various teacher unions which brought to the department's notice that pay anomaly cases are "still pending" in some districts.
The key details and instructions are as follows:
- Subject: Regarding Removal of Pay Anomaly (Pay Anomaly Door Karan Sabandhi).
- Recipients: All District Education Officers (Elementary) of Punjab State.
- Primary Focus: To immediately resolve all pending pay anomaly cases for **ETT Cadre** teachers, specifically those concerning **Junior/Senior** pay discrepancies.
- Procedure: DEOs are instructed to take immediate action in accordance with the official record and Government rules/instructions to ensure the disposal of these cases.
- Requirement for Guidance: If any approval or guidance is required from the Directorate or the Government for the resolution of these cases, a self-explanatory proposal must be prepared based on the record, with comments and relevant attached documents, and sent to the Directorate immediately.
- Urgency: The letter explicitly warns that "No kind of delay/negligence should be made".
