Govt actively considering regularisation of ‘Rahbar-e-Khel’: Dy CM
Jammu, Jan 17 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday said the National Conference government is actively considering regularisation of ‘Rahbar-e-Khel’ (ReK) teachers.
Under the scheme, youngsters were selected to provide physical education teachers to government schools in 2019 and it entails the phased regularisation of appointees upon completing seven years of satisfactory and continuous service.
“Government is actively considering the regularisation of Rehbar-e-Khel,” the deputy chief minister said after he alongwith Minister for Youth Services & Sports Satish Sharma inaugurated the border sports festival–2026 at the Sports Stadium in his Nowshera constituency of Rajouri district.
The policy for engaging ReK was adopted by the youth services and sports department, creating 3,000 positions.
Currently, 2,417 ReKs are employed, aiming to promote sports, games and physical education. The honorarium structure, starting at Rs 3,000 per month for the first two years, increase to Rs 4,000 from the third to seventh year.
The ReK teachers have been pressing for regularisation of their services on completion of five years like Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers.
