For the State to progress in the field of education, the teachers need to think as teachers and not as unions, said the Chief Minister Harish Rawat while addressing a convention of Junior High School Shikshak Sangh (JHSS) at Gorkha Military Inter College on Thursday. Terming primary teachers as those who shape the future of the state he said that the primary education is most important for any society. Rawat said that safeguarding the interests of teachers is one of top priority of the state government and maximum meetings were held for teachers by the government.
“ We did all what we could do for teachers, state government employees, Asha workers, Anganbadi workers, UPNl workers and PRD employees,’’ he quipped.
The CM said that the orders of separate functioning of Junior High Schools and drawing of salary of teachers under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) from treasury. He also announced grant of budget for office building for JHSS. Rawat claimed that the government had done one thing or other for Asha and Anganwadi workers in every six months, doubled the remuneration of PRD workers and increased the salary of guest teachers. The government also provided job security to the UPNl workers and increased their allowances, he added. Rawat said that confrontation and dharnas lead no where and the way forward is found with only by positive dialogue. He said that the state government is very sensitive but it has to face problems of inter cadre confrontation and procedurals issues. Rawat said that the government has decided to set up a committee to remove pay disparities along with implementation of recommendations of VII pay commission for the state government employees.
The CM was felicitated by the JHSS for acceptance of major demand of separate functioning of junior high schools. The President of the JHSS, Subhash Chauhan handed over a seven point memorandum to the Chief Minister on the occasion. The Chairman of Red Cross society Ranjit Singh Verma, Primary education Director Seema Jaunsari, Patron of JHSS B D Tiwari and large number of teachers were present on the occasion.