Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agarwal today directed officials of the district education department to make arrangements for providing education to the children of labourers who come to work in grain markets during paddy procurement season.
Labourers, along with their family, come to grain markets here from various states and nearby districts during this season. During their stay here their children's studies get affected, he said.
Agarwal said the district administration would try to ensure that their studies do not suffer.
"Education officials have been told to depute volunteer teachers to teach the children. They will look for safe places nearby to teach them," he said, adding more emphasis would be given on teaching English and Maths.
Paddy procurement in Punjab will start from next month.
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