Ludhiana, May 19 -- The office of the tehsildar (east)-cum-census charge officer has sought registration of FIRs and disciplinary action against 49 government school teachers for allegedly failing to collect census kits and report for assigned census duties despite repeated directions from authorities.

According to an official communication, a copy of which is with HT, issued on Friday (May 15), the teachers had been appointed as enumerators and supervisors for the ongoing census exercise. The letter stated that repeated instructions were issued to both teachers and school heads directing them to report for duty and collect census-related material at the earliest.

The administration alleged that despite multiple reminders and notices, s...