Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 25: The All Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Teachers’ Federation, affiliated to Akhil Bhartyia Rashtriya Shaikshak Mahasangh, has demanded a transparent transfer policy without any interference in the Education Department. The federation has also sought suitable adjustment of surplus Masters and Teachers.
These demands were raised during the Federation meeting under the chairmanship of Devraj Thakur to discuss the issues of employees, especially those working in the School Education Department.
The meeting discussed the issues, such as service conditions of teachers, infrastructure in educational institutions and matters related to the shortage of non-teaching and teaching staff in schools, especially in the far-flung areas of the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
Speaking on the occasion, Thakur demanded immediate filling up of posts of teaching and non-teaching staff in the institutions. “There is a need to start regularisation of all cadres of the department at the time of their promotion and teachers should be exempted from extra-academic duties as assured by the Education authorities with the immediate effect,” he said.
Other demands raised during the meeting included suitable adjustment of surplus teaching staff and recently transferred Lecturers working in different schools of both UTs.
During the discussion, speakers alleged that the State Government had failed to implement a transparent transfer policy which had affected the academic standard in the institutions. They said a pick-and-choose policy had been adopted by the department without taking into the consideration of needs and strength of the institutions.
“We were hopeful that during Lieutenant Governor rule, the house of School Education would be in place but things have not changed so far”, the teachers said and appealed to the Administrative Secretary as well as Lieutenant Governor Sinha to intervene in the matter.
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