Regularise all contractual teachers
“services of the teachers would be regularized immediately after the AAP forms government”
The verdict
12,710 contractual teachers were regularised on 28 July 2023, with monthly pay raised to Rs 20,500-23,500. This came 16 months after taking office, not 'immediately', and whether all contractual teachers were covered was not confirmed.
Rule applied: Kept with a small dilution → 9
Evidence timeline
- News23 Nov 2021· Dynamite NewscontextWill regularize services of teachers in Punjab, if AAP voted to power, says Kejriwal ↗
“Eight guarantees to teachers: regularisation, transfer policy, no Census or data-entry work, filling vacancies, training abroad and at IIMs/IITs, timely promotions, cashless medical treatment.”
- News28 Jul 2023· The Tribunesupports12,710 contractual teachers regularised in Punjab ↗
“The Punjab government on Friday regularised 12,710 contractual teachers; salaries raised from Rs 9,500-11,000 to Rs 20,500-23,500 a month.”
More education promises from this manifesto
Send teachers abroad and to IIMs/IITs for training
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Teachers will not be given non-teaching duties like Census or data entry
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Fill all teacher vacancies and give timely promotions
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Promise ID aap-pb-2022-011 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON