ReT Forum calls on Ministers, highlights grievances of cadre

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 14: A deputation of Jammu and Kashmir ReT Teachers’ Forum, led by State president Vinod Sharma and chairman Abdul Aziz Gazi, , today called on Education Minister Altaf Bukhari in his office chamber at Civil Secretariat Jammu regarding the burning issues of ReT cadre.
While interacting with the Education Minister, Vinod Sharma and Gazi discussed in length the issues of ReT cadre, which include transfer policy for regularized ReTs who have been working in their schools for last 17 years and suffering badly, streamlining of SSA salary which is still pending for 1 to 2 months for which SSA teachers are waiting anxiously, release of arrears of regularized ReTs who have been regularized since 2014 onwards which has accumulated due to late regularisation, inclusion of 5 years ReT period for seniority benefits, enhancement of honorarium of ReTs to Rs 15000 per month, commencement of processes of B.Ed for graduates and D.Ed for under graduates and provision of SRO -43 in favour of ReTs during 5 years ReT period.
The Education Minister listened to the deputation quite patiently and assured to redress all their issues one by one. He said that suitable transfer policy will be framed shortly and other issues, including release of SSA salary and process of B Ed will be initiated soon.
Later, the deputation also called on Finance Minister Dr H A Drabu and requested him to streamline the SSA salary and timely release of the same and provision of arrears of SSA teachers. The Minister assured his full support to get the SSA salary issue resolved and said that he will release the salary for the month of October within a week.
The ReT deputation comprised of Saleem Sagar, Sukhdev Singh Sumbria , Reyaz-ul Rehman , Rajesh Jamwal , Lekh Raj Parihar, Pir Siraj, Ravinder Singh, Tufail Masroor, Subash Chander, Navjot Singh, Jasbir Singh, Dinesh Thapa , Munish , Arvind Sharma and others.

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