Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, July 20: Highlighting their demands, Teachers and Masters today staged a protest demonstration outside the office of Chief Education Officer Kathua under the banner of Jammu Kashmir Teachers Forum and then called on DEPO Kathua for submitting a memorandum of demands.
Led by JKTF District President Subash Sharma, the protesting teachers raised slogans in support of their demand of converting SSA Head Teachers into General Line Teachers and regular release of their salary as well as the 7th Pay Commission arrears.
While addressing the agitators , Subash Sharma said that a large number of SSA Teachers were converted into Teacher’s Grade 2 & 3 but unfortunately SSA Head Teachers were ignored who got nothing to that historical direction of the SAC, under which 61000 SSA Teachers were linked with State budget and converted into Grade 2& 3.
Sharma expressed anguish on the step-motherly attitude of State Government that ignored the status of SSA Head Teachers who were selected as General Line Teacher duly by JKSSB through proper advertisement. “When they were posted on SSA posts, Government considered them SSA Head Teachers whereas their colleagues who are in non plan posts are enjoying all type of facilities that a general line Teacher/Master must have,” he explained.
Subash Sharma, Distt President JKTF and Gurnam Singh, Zonal President Barnoti, appealed the Governor to intervene in the matter and release all pending salaries of SSA Head Teachers who are now at the verge of starvation without salary and arrears of 7th Pay Commission. They also demanded the conversion of these Head Teachers into General Line masters.
Agitators threatened Government to face dare consequences in case of impediment in the release of pending salaries. The teachers are meant for peace, development and enlightenment but step motherly attitude of State Government compels them to come on the road for their rights, they added.
Bhupinder Singh (Zonal President Marheen), Sanjay Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Bhushan Kumar, Mohinder Lal, Ramlal , Nisha Kumari, Amina Akhtar of zone Barnoti, Puran Chand , Jai Singh, Satpal Kumar, Sujay Kumar, Sanjiv Sharma, Neeraj Gupta, Jatinder Bhushan, Jugal Kishore, Bharat Bhushan and others were present on the occasion.
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