The Dehradun district units of Prathmik Shikshak Sangh (PSS) and Junior High School Shikshak Sangh have suspended their indefinite strike call they had given against the irregularities in the inter-district transfers of the teachers. The teaching federations decided to suspend their agitation after written assurance from the Primary education director that no inter district transfer on the promotion posts of teachers would be done.
On Thursday large number of teachers of Primary and Upper Primary schools of district assembled at the education directorate in the morning and started their Dharna.
The senior Congress leader and Doiwala MlA, Hira Singh Bisht said that teachers should not be unduly harassed in the name of transfers. Addressing the teachers the district President of PSS, VS Krishali said that the department in the inter district transfer of teachers do not take care of the policy which prohibits transfers in the promotion posts of Head Primary school, Assistant teacher Upper Primary and Head Upper Primary. He said that such inter district transfers mar the promotional aspects of the teachers posted in the district. The Senior Vice President PSS, SC Kukreti demanded that the teachers posted in the inaccessible areas of Chakrata and Kalsi for a long period of time should be transferred to the vacant positions in the accessible schools of district. The district President of Junior High School Shikshak Sangh Anant Solanki said that the hardworking and honest teachers are feeling depressed when those with suitable approach get desired postings in the accessible schools.
The Primary Education Director DS Kunwar assured the teachers that the department is in process of incorporating suitable amendments in the guidelines of the transfers. He also said that the appointment of newly recruited
teachers would be made in the inaccessible schools of Chakrata and Kalsi blocks and teachers posted for a long time there would be brought to the
accessible schools.