Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 19: A virtual meeting of members of Jammu Kashmir Government Teachers Forum (JKGTF) was convened on the request of teachers deputed for various duties in this coronavirus for highlighting their demands and issues.
Amar Nath Thakur, chairman of the Forum was given feed back by the these teachers who demanded that all teachers deputed to perform duties at Lakhanpur toll post for checking or control room must be rotated on fortnight basis. They said that some teachers are performing the duties regularly since March 2020 till date and must be replaced now at least for a week time. They requested D C Kathua to consider their demand.
Most of the teachers deputed in quarantine centres all over the JK UT must be allotted rotational duties on fortnight basis from amongst the local staff and other local employees, they said and added that COVID-19 is a long risky and biological battle and every one must give his contribution in this unprecedented situation. They also demanded to provide proper protection and all safety measures as per WHO guidelines during duty hours as are necessary for the safety and security of employees.
It was informed that two teachers have lost their lives while performing their duties in the country while they were distributing MDM and conducting door to door health survey. They were infected and could not recover from coronavirus and expired. Out of these two, one was a female teacher of Delhi.
“Teachers in J&K are also distributing books and conducting door to door health surveys, conducting on line classes, providing study material to students in whatsapp groups. They all must be given travelling allowance under rules as they are performing duties ; they all must be considered on duty,” demanded all the participants who added that all civil employees performing risky duty in this unprecedented situation must be given extra benefit of one month salary, extra increment or extra promotion .
Amar Nath Thakur said that merely appreciation of Corona warriors has no meaning without extra benefit while their security and safety is the moral duty of J&K Government.
Those who participated in virtual meeting, included Satish Datta, Rahul Singh, Vijay Kumar, Tara Mani, Parveen Singh, Surjit Singh, Romesh Singh, Babu Ram, Mani Ram and others.
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