Ludhiana, December 24
With December 30, the last date for submitting survey forms of beneficiaries of the Atta-Dal scheme fast approaching, the district administration has asked the authorities of five departments, including the DEO (Primary), the DEO (Secondary), the Chief Agriculture Officer, the District Food and Supplies Controller and the District Welfare Officer, to provide staff to conduct the survey. However, the move has been condemned by teachers, who feel that their winter vacations will be spoilt. Moreover, they say, conducting the survey is not the work of the teachers.
The general secretary of the Government Schoolteachers Association here, Parveen Kumar, said letters had been issued to schools by the DEOs. "This is not justified. Why should the teachers be asked to perform a duty which is not even part of the education system, that too during the vacation. There are thousands of other government employees, who can be asked to do this duty; why only teachers every time?" said Parveen Kumar.
For the survey, the teachers are required to go to areas (falling under the municipal corporation) to identify beneficiaries of the Atta-Dal scheme. The list has to be sent to the authorities concerned in Chandigarh. In rural areas, patwaris have been asked to do the job by the SDMs concerned, while in the city, employees from the five departments have been assigned the task.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Neeru Katyal said the administration had conducted a meeting in this regard. "Though the responsibility of such jobs lies with the MC also, since it is busy with the collection of property tax and work relating to legalising unauthorised colonies, we have decided to involve other departments as in Ludhiana city alone, there are about one lakh verification forms. Since this is a task of the state government and we all are its employees, we should perform such duties diligently," said Katyal.
what the additional DC says
Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Neeru Katyal said the administration had conducted a meeting in this regard. "Though the responsibility of such jobs lies with the MC also, since it is busy with the collection of property tax and work relating to legalising unauthorised colonies, we have decided to involve other departments. In Ludhiana city alone, there are about one lakh verification forms. Since this is a task of the state government and we all are its employees, we should perform such duties diligently," said Katyal.
Officerspeak
This is not justified. Why should the teachers be asked to perform a duty which is not even part of the education system, that too during the vacation. There are thousands of other government employees, who can be asked to do this duty; why only teachers every time?
—Parveen Kumar, gen secy, teachers’ assn
With December 30, the last date for submitting survey forms of beneficiaries of the Atta-Dal scheme fast approaching, the district administration has asked the authorities of five departments, including the DEO (Primary), the DEO (Secondary), the Chief Agriculture Officer, the District Food and Supplies Controller and the District Welfare Officer, to provide staff to conduct the survey. However, the move has been condemned by teachers, who feel that their winter vacations will be spoilt. Moreover, they say, conducting the survey is not the work of the teachers.
The general secretary of the Government Schoolteachers Association here, Parveen Kumar, said letters had been issued to schools by the DEOs. "This is not justified. Why should the teachers be asked to perform a duty which is not even part of the education system, that too during the vacation. There are thousands of other government employees, who can be asked to do this duty; why only teachers every time?" said Parveen Kumar.
For the survey, the teachers are required to go to areas (falling under the municipal corporation) to identify beneficiaries of the Atta-Dal scheme. The list has to be sent to the authorities concerned in Chandigarh. In rural areas, patwaris have been asked to do the job by the SDMs concerned, while in the city, employees from the five departments have been assigned the task.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Neeru Katyal said the administration had conducted a meeting in this regard. "Though the responsibility of such jobs lies with the MC also, since it is busy with the collection of property tax and work relating to legalising unauthorised colonies, we have decided to involve other departments as in Ludhiana city alone, there are about one lakh verification forms. Since this is a task of the state government and we all are its employees, we should perform such duties diligently," said Katyal.
what the additional DC says
Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Neeru Katyal said the administration had conducted a meeting in this regard. "Though the responsibility of such jobs lies with the MC also, since it is busy with the collection of property tax and work relating to legalising unauthorised colonies, we have decided to involve other departments. In Ludhiana city alone, there are about one lakh verification forms. Since this is a task of the state government and we all are its employees, we should perform such duties diligently," said Katyal.
Officerspeak
This is not justified. Why should the teachers be asked to perform a duty which is not even part of the education system, that too during the vacation. There are thousands of other government employees, who can be asked to do this duty; why only teachers every time?
—Parveen Kumar, gen secy, teachers’ assn
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