| USTA stages protest, demands long pending demands | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 12: A large number of activists of J&K United School Teachers Association (USTA) from different districts of Jammu staged a protest today by raising slogans by play cards and demanded long pending dues.
The protest by USTA was held under the under the leadership of Rajeev Kumar, Hari Singh and Younis Rahi Provincial President, General Secretary and Senior Vice President.
The USTA demanded to release salary of Head Teachers for the month of Dec.2017Jan- Feb. 2018, Nov-Dec 2019 and arrear of 7th pay commission including DA arrear in their favour, convert all left out RRETs in teacher grade II or III and release 20 to 25 months pending salary of RReTs regularized during the year 2014 to 2018.
They also demanded to modify suitably hard hit cases of Masters in recent transfers, transfer all teachers, masters and lecturers who have completed their tenure of 2-7 years in far flung areas as well as out of their districts by adopting transparent and norm based transfer policy.
Also regularise all in-charge lecturers, Headmasters, ZEOs and Principals, adjust all newly promoted lecturers earliest and a accord charge allowance in their favour, regulate In-Situ promotions in favour of under graduates teachers appointed between 1992-1997 in district Kathua, fill vacant post of Masters ,Headmasters, ZEO, Lecturers and Principals by DPC, bring teachers working in rural areas under 16% HR A.
While addressing the gathering leaders expressed their great concern over the lackadaisical and non serious attitude of authorities towards these just and genuine demands of teaching community. It is highly deplorable that salary of large section of teaching community is in ordinatly delayed by authorities. In some cases wages of Masters (Head Teachers) have not been released for the month of Dec 2017Jan-Feb 2018 and Nov-Dec 2019 and their DA and 7lh Pay Commission arrears are also pending, more so salary of RReTS regularized during 20(4-18 for the period of 22-25 months has not been released under reasons best known to the authorities concern.
Others who addressed the gathering include Bashir Ahmed, Roop Chand, Pardeep Singh, Raj Kumar. Sirajud din.Zulfkar Ali Malik ,Kanta Devi, Sunil Thapa, Farooq Ahmad Dar. Ganesh Dutt, BalwantSngh and Ashok Kumar. |
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