To address the contentious issues confronting the State Government, Chief Minister Harish Rawat called a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday during which Cabinet has taken decision on 23 issues like the continuing stir by the guest teachers, UPNl employees and Shiksha Acharyas demanding regularisation. Addressing to media after the meeting was over on Tuesday evening, the Additional Chief Secretary Ranbir Singh said that the State Government had divided the matter related to contractual jobs into two parts. “First, we would recruit them on contractual basis and later they would be regularised on the basis of their experiences. The Cabinet has decided not to retrench any of the guest teachers. Besides, we would provide short-term service on contractual basis while direct recruitment would be based on merit.
To give fillip to the mid-day meal scheme (MDMS), the Cabinet has decided to give Rs 1000 as uniform allowances to Bhojanmata (who cook food for the school children in school under MDMS).
The Cabinet has also taken decision on guest teachers while making it clear that no one will be retrenched by the state government. They will be given opportunity for short term service on contractual basis. The state government would recruit guest teachers every year while their quality of work and the students' performance will be the criteria for their regularisation. Their performance will be considered during regular recruitment in future, the Cabinet decided. They will have to work at least for three years because short term service period would be between three to five years.
They will be given contractual salary as per the Cabinet decision.
Besides, it has been decided in course of the Cabinet meeting that Shiksha Acharyas will be merged as Shiksha Mitras. Despite the Cabinet having approved things it would will seek prior approval from the Centre. Currently there are 787 Shiksha Achryas as enrolled in the state.
In a sop to the encroachers, the Cabinet has decided to regularize the encroachment involving Teachers' Colony.
The Cabinet has also decided to give land to the mother of the martyr Surjan Singh, who was killed while fighting the terrorists at Akshardham temple in September 2002 on lease.
The Cabinet has also decided to go full stream in the direction of the abolition of Zamindari system.
Besides, the Cabinet has also decided to identify the encroachers to regularize their dwellings in the next 10 years. Besides, the agricultural lands under their possession would come under this category