Ludhiana, April 17 -- Claiming that the Census duty deployment would affect the classroom teaching, teachers have submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner and the district education officer, urging them to limit the deployment of teachers for Census work.

The teachers' delegation was led by Dharamjeet Singh Dhillon, state finance secretary and district president of the Lecturer Cadre Union, Punjab. The union mentioned that the move was severely affecting studies, admission process and the ongoing Mission Samrath programme in schools.

"Only 60% of the Census duty roster should be filled from the education department. The remaining staff should be drawn from other departments. This balance is necessary to ensure that teaching wor...