As the State Government is planning to tighten noose around Para teachers over their appointment issue, the State Para teachers association have decided launch an agitation in support of their various demands. The Para teachers under the banner of Para Teachers Sangharsh Morcha have decided to observe day-long dharna at all block headquarters of State on July 6 (Saturday) in support of their demands.
The Para teachers, who are said to be backbone of State elementary education in State demand, include regular payments, salary regularisation among others. Para Teachers Sangharsh Morcha member, Sanjay Dubey said, “On January 17 this year in a meeting between State Education Minister Neera Yadav and members of Para Teachers association it was decided that the Government will set up a committee for salary regularization of Para teachers, but even after passing of more than six months the State Government is yet to set up a committee.”
Dubey said that apart from forming committee for salary regularisation, the association other demands includes release of pending four months payments of Para teachers, compensation for family members of dead Para teachers among others.
The day-long demonstration of Para teachers will be held across the State in all 260 blocks.
While the Para teachers have decided to intensify their agitation, the State Government is planning to tighten screw on Para teachers over their appointment issue. The State Education department after detecting anomalies in appointment of Para teachers in Palamu district is planning to direct all DCs to set up a committee to probe the appointment process of Para teachers.
As per the guidelines set up by State Government for appointment process, the appointment of Para teachers is to be carried out by on the recommendations of Village Teachers Committee, Block Teachers Committee and District-level committee. At Naudiha and Chatrpur block of Palamu district, it was discovered that appointment guidelines were not followed in appointment process and in these two blocks 458 teachers appointment is under the scanner. Similarly, anomalies in appointment process in Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Sahibganj and Deoghar district too been discovered.
However, the Para Teachers Sangharsh Morcha members claim that they are not afraid of such threat of Government. Dubey said, “Whenever the Para Teachers plans to launch their agitation the State Government to intimidate Para Teachers issue such threat, but this time the Para teachers are not afraid of such threats.”
Dubey wondered why only Para teachers should be under the scanner, the Para teachers appointment was carried out under the supervision of Block Education Officer and District Education officer, if Para teachers are found of furnishing wrong documents than these Government officials should also been brought under the radar as the appointment process was finalised by these officials.