State Education minister Mantri Prasad Naithani chaired a meeting with senior officials of the Education department and office bearers of the Uttarakhand State Primary Teachers Association (USPTA) regarding the pending issues of the association.
The minister said that the neccesary action as per the rules will be taken regarding the valid demands of the teachers. He told the association office bearers that teachers will be transferred as per the regulations with the required process underway at the directorate level.
Attempts will be made to provide relief under rule 29 A of the manual to the teachers who are not transferred. The minister said that on the demand of the association, assistant teachers in rural areas will be transferred to vacant posts in urban areas. Deputy education officers have been selected for 18 posts with procedure on to appoint these to vacant posts. Regarding the separate operation of upgraded junior high schools, the minister said that the State will need Rs450 crore for this.
He directed the department officials to submit a proposal regarding this to the Finance department. The departmental officials were also directed to establish coordination with the finance controller and draft a proposal to submit to the State administration for resolving the pay anomalies of primary school teachers.