Govt not sincere about merger with govt schools: Aided school teachers
Our Correspondent
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 29
The Government Aided Schools' Progressive Front, Punjab, yesterday told the organisations advocating for the merger of teachers of government-aided schools with government schools that the state authorities were not sincere towards the issue. It stated that the government was just "playing with the sentiments and future" of these teachers.
While addressing the mediapersons, organisation's president Upjit Brar and press secretary Gurdish Singh said the government had banned recruitment in government-aided schools in 2003, so the management certain schools had asked the government to take over their schools and merge their staff with that of government schools.
He said as per the policy of 1975, the education department took control over the SD High School, More Mandi, in Bhatinda district along with the building, students and staff.
The department has clearly stated that the teachers working in aided schools would be recruited on the ad hoc basis and the decision regarding the "unaided" staff would be taken through a separate policy.
They said it clearly indicated that the government was not going to give seniority, service benefits to working teachers and they won't be entitled for pensions as per the new Union government policy, according to which all recruits after 2004 are not entitled for pensions.
They said the leaders of unions demanding merger were playing politics and working as a tool of the government.
They demanded that the policy should not be based on that of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
They said the state government should come forward with a new pattern of its own and after passing it in the cabinet and the Assembly, it should be published in newspapers to seek views of teachers.
Meanwhile, the Government Aided School Bachao Front have also opposed the merger.
Government Aided School Bachao president Malkiat Singh and general secretary Anju Kaura threatened to go on a hunger strike if the government merged aided school teachers in govt schools without declaring a concrete policy.
The Punjab Aided School Teacher's Union is supporting the merger.
The education in government aided schools is getting affected as there has been a split among teachers on the issue of merger.
About 10 lakh students are enrolled in 476 aided schools.
Our Correspondent
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 29
The Government Aided Schools' Progressive Front, Punjab, yesterday told the organisations advocating for the merger of teachers of government-aided schools with government schools that the state authorities were not sincere towards the issue. It stated that the government was just "playing with the sentiments and future" of these teachers.
While addressing the mediapersons, organisation's president Upjit Brar and press secretary Gurdish Singh said the government had banned recruitment in government-aided schools in 2003, so the management certain schools had asked the government to take over their schools and merge their staff with that of government schools.
He said as per the policy of 1975, the education department took control over the SD High School, More Mandi, in Bhatinda district along with the building, students and staff.
The department has clearly stated that the teachers working in aided schools would be recruited on the ad hoc basis and the decision regarding the "unaided" staff would be taken through a separate policy.
They said it clearly indicated that the government was not going to give seniority, service benefits to working teachers and they won't be entitled for pensions as per the new Union government policy, according to which all recruits after 2004 are not entitled for pensions.
They said the leaders of unions demanding merger were playing politics and working as a tool of the government.
They demanded that the policy should not be based on that of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
They said the state government should come forward with a new pattern of its own and after passing it in the cabinet and the Assembly, it should be published in newspapers to seek views of teachers.
Meanwhile, the Government Aided School Bachao Front have also opposed the merger.
Government Aided School Bachao president Malkiat Singh and general secretary Anju Kaura threatened to go on a hunger strike if the government merged aided school teachers in govt schools without declaring a concrete policy.
The Punjab Aided School Teacher's Union is supporting the merger.
The education in government aided schools is getting affected as there has been a split among teachers on the issue of merger.
About 10 lakh students are enrolled in 476 aided schools.
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