Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Dec 14: Monthly meeting of Jammu Kashmir SSRB Teacher/Master Association (JKSTMA) was held here under the chairmanship of State President Rakesh Singh and State general secretary Vikram Gupta to discuss the burning issues of teaching community.
Forum members passed a resolution seeking revision of the grades of Teachers as per their qualifications at par with grade of other union territories. Rakesh Singh said that Teachers were deprived from the benefits of Seventh Pay Commission and revised grades which were applicable to other Union Territories. He demanded TGT grades to all trained graduate and PGT grades to all trained post graduate teachers as per norms of Central Govt and Kendriya Vidayalya teachers.
Singh demanded from Union Education Minister to reorganize the whole School Education Department as PRT/TGT and PGT and abolish the Lecturer cadre from School Education Department as this reforms would enhance quality of education in Govt schools by fixing accountability and responsibility of each cadre, particularly the primary school teachers which are the foundation of education system.
Singh also demanded departmental promotion of Teachers to next higher grade and stressed that the post of Principal should be on basis of performance in screening test rather than on basis of seniority. He urged the Government to implement the policy of retirement of Government employees on pattern of 33 years or 60 years of age whichever is earlier to create employment opportunities for unemployed youth.
Singh demanded from Lieutenant Governor to order transparent transfer policy of Teachers as applicable in other Union Territories to end the transfer industry in Jammu Kashmir which was flourishing from last several decades. Creation of Teachers Welfare Fund and child care leave for male teachers on basis of several conditions was also demanded by the Forum.
Others, who spoke on the occasion, included Ravindar Kumar, Avinash Thappa, Ajay Mathur, Ajay Sharma, Ranjeet Singh, Tarun Thakur and Anil Kumar.
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