Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum has appealed the teaching fraternity to participate in protest dharna in large number outside the office of Director School Education, Jammu at Muthi here on February 18. Taking to media persons here today, state general secretary of the JKTF Ganesh Khajuria issued appeal to all the teachers to participate in large number in the protest/ dharna programme on February 18 outside the office of Director School Education here, in support of their pending demands. Mr Khajuria criticized the State Government for showing the callous attitude towards the pending issues of the teaching community. The major issues of the teachers included repatriation of Masters of Kathua and Jammu districts serving in Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar since 2011, adjustment of newly promoted Headmasters, issuance of regularisation orders of Education Volunteers, removal of pay anomalies of Master Grade, adjustment of 10 plus 2 lecturers, framing of transfer policy of ReTs, inclusion of five years of service in favour of ReTs for promotional benefits, DPC of Class IV employees, sanction of senior teachers grade to under graduate teachers and early disposal of permission cases for higher studies in favour of in-service teachers.