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| Harsh discuss RET teachers honorarium issue with finance minister | | | JAMMU | DEC 5
The former minister and MLA, Harsh Dev Singh discussed the issue of encroachment of honorarium of RET teachers with eh state finance minister T.H Qarra and strongly pleaded for early settlement of the issue here today.
Singh reminded the finance minister of the assurance given by the Govt. in this regard an outside assembly and said any deal in settling the issued could prove counter productive.
He said RET teachers are playing a important role in imparting education especially in remote and far flung areas of the state, and added he had taken up the issue with the central and state govts during his tenure as education minister and was assured of early and positive action. He regretted that bureaucratic hassles and official red tapism were responsible for a raw deal to this educated class who were deprived of even the minimum wages as laid down in the minimum wages act. Saying they are highly qualified are being paid Rs. 1500/- pm and the daily rated workers were Rs. 2100/- per month making a mockery of all canons of equity and justice.
Finance Minister assured Singh of positive and favourable consideration of the issue.
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