Punjab government scraps 75,000 posts, saving Rs35-40bn yearly
Punjab government's rightsizing drive also left 26,898 approved school posts unfilled by fresh hiring, with existing teachers and staff to be moved to schools that need them.
75,000 posts have been removed across 44 departments and their attached bodies under the rightsizing policy
Finance department sources estimate an annual saving of Rs35 billion to Rs40 billion
School education accounts for 30,391 posts in grades 1 to 16, the largest share of the cuts
26,898 posts approved for 1,961 new and upgraded schools will be staffed by moving existing staff, not new hiring
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