Ludhiana, May 27 -- The municipal corporation (MC) recently directed the education department not to mark the attendance of teachers who failed to report for census work and also ordered that their salaries be withheld until they comply with the duty orders.

In a letter issued on May 23 by the office of the assistant commissioner-cum-census charge officer, Zone-D, MC, Ludhiana, the district education officer was informed about 66 teachers from government primary, high and senior secondary schools who remained absent from census duties. The communication stated that these teachers should not be marked present in their respective schools until they report for census work. It further instructed that their salaries be withheld until a no-obj...