Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said that the State Government is seriously deliberating the issue of regularisation of the PTA teachers.
Many issues of PTA (Para Teachers Association) had been solved and few left out issues would be solved legally, said the Chief Minister while presiding over a function organised by PTA Contract Teachers Union at Hotel Peterhoff here.
He said that I have come to know that few PTA were left to be brought under the fold of contract and we certainly would take up the issue with the Supreme Court.
If the previous BJP Government would have worked prudently, this issue would not have cropped up instead they objected the move. However, the government would surely ponder over the suggestions given by the association. It would my earnest efforts to provide justice to PTA teachers, he said.
The legal matters could be solved, though they take some time, and the government would certainly find a solution for redressal of grievances of PTA, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the demand regarding one time relaxation would be examined and if possible a decision would be taken in this regard.
State Youth Congress, president Vikramaditya Singh while addressing the gathering said that he was well aware of the struggle of PTA teachers and said that the founder of PTA was none other than Virbhadra Singh and certainly the Chief Minister would fight for their cause.
He said that priority was being given to redress the grievances of employees under banner of various organisation employed in various capacities in all departments, may it be education, forests, PWD, etc.
He supported the demand for one time relaxation in service gap of PTAs and for enhancing the salary of PTAs at par with regular teachers.