Early Times Report
Kathua, May 29: Jammu & Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF) district unit Kathua today staged a protest at Kathua under the leadership of. Amar Nath Thakur Dist Gen. Secretary of the forum.
for their resentment for not releasing the salary grants under SSA, RMSA and NPS schemes.
The protestors on the occasion alleged that teachers working under SSA are without salary for seven months; their 2nd and 3rd installment of 6th Pay Comm, Arrear has not been adjusted due to lack of grant. Pay arrears of ReT's regularized have not been drawn since June 2013. Teachers working under KGBV scheme are without salary since April 2012.
While addressing the protesting teachers said that there is rampant corruption in the department, transfer orders are being done on back date i.e. before Model Code of Conduct, and premature transfers are done of lecturers, Headmasters and Masters. He said that it is very surprising that list of teachers DPC as masters has not issued but adjustments of masters are done. This is total violation of rules. He demanded a high level enquiry in this regard. He said that no action has been taken against the officials responsible for misappropriation of GPF of Masters, teachers in Zone Malhar and Mahanpur. Director School Education Jammu and Chief Education officer Kathua assured the transparent enquiry but till date nothing has been done. He demanded that if action is not taken the matter will be brought into the notice of Chief Secretary. Others who addressed the protesting teachers were Kuldeep Singh Parveen Singh, Subash Sharma, Subash Chander Vikram Singh, Balbir Singh, Vijay Sharma, Yog Raj and others. |
