The newly-elected president of Rajkeeya Shikshak Sangh (RSS), Ram Singh Chauhan has resolved to work for the benefit of lecturers and lecturer Teachers (lT) of State. With the election of new body of the teacher organisation the Rudrapur convention ended on Thursday. Talking to The Pioneer after his election, the new president informed that the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat has invited the newly elected body of RSS for discussions. “The meeting would probably be held on September 28 or 29. In the meeting problems of teachers would be discussed with him,” Chauhan said.
He said that the Government should frame a teachers Transfer act or bring necessary changes in the transfer policy to make it more transparent. The president was of the view that the education department should expedite the pending issue of promotions of teachers. He said that the department should complete the process of promotions from post of lT to lecturers and from lecturers to Principal within a period of one month. Chauhan said that the government should extend benefit of Earned leave (El) to the teachers as well as the teachers are given all sort of assignments in the vacations. It is worth mentioning here that the teachers are not given the benefit of El as they enjoy the benefit of Summer Vacation. Chauhan said that the Physical education should be converted into a full fledged subject for the students of the state. He claimed that the teacher body would ask the State Government to give a parental leave of 15 days to the teachers in case of death of their parents. He said that the department should appoint all the candidates who were selected in the recently held examination of BRC and CRC.
In another important position of General Secretary, Sohan Singh Majila was elected as he defeated his nearest rival Navendu Mathpal. Majila told The Pioneer that his major emphasis would be on to ensure that quality of education in government schools is increased. “The State Government should ensure that all the issues of teachers are solved within a stipulated framework of time in a routine way so that the teachers are spared from making unnecessary visits of the offices. It would save their quality time which they would be able to devote in their respective schools,” said Majila.
The results of the elections were declared in the wee hours of Thursday. In the six cornered contest for the post of President Ram Singh Chauhan defeated nearest rival Bhim Singh by a margin of 68 votes. Balbir Singh Rawat was elected as Vice President while Sunder Singh Kunwar and Vimal Singh Chauhan were elected as Joint Secretary and Treasurer respectively.