Lakh applicants, posting to begin today, says government
Julie.Mariappan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:29.01.2019
More than one lakh applicants thronged the chief education offices in the districts over the last two days even as the state government toughened its stand and geared up for appointments of temporary teachers from Tuesday. With members of JACTTO-GEO refusing to give up their protests, personnel and administrative reforms minister D Jayakumar said the government employees were intimidating the government and not the other way round.
Against the backdrop of the Madras high court on Monday declining to pass orders on the ongoing strike, the school education department has set a fresh deadline for teachers to resume work. “The primary and middle section teachers will have to approach the district educational officers by 9am on Tuesday, while the rest can contact chief educational officers. They can reach out by phone, SMS or WhatsApp expressing interest to resume work, failing which, the posts will be treated vacant and temporary staff will be appointed immediately,” said a senior education department official.
The plan is that temporary staff, whose contact numbers have been obtained by the department, will be intimated immediately. At least 1.7 lakh teachers, constituting 50% of the workforce boycotted work until Monday morning, but the overwhelming response from the retired teachers/qualified teachers (TET pass for secondary grade/BEd and minimum qualification for PG) in the neighbourhood for temporary posting prompted the government to begin recruitment. “We cannot keep the schools shut, risking the future of students. As temporary staff will be on a monthly pay, we can run the schools without any hassle for a month also,” another official said. The teachers will be allowed to work in the same school if they meet the Tuesday deadline.
Jayakumar said the state government had clarified its position clearly to the teachers, given the financial constraints in running the administration. The state spends ₹88,370 crore towards salaries, pension and administrative expenses annually. “We are forced to act (against the staff)… There is no need for us to intimidate anyone. Are we terrorists? A democratically-elected government has to maintain equality of all sections. The state is transparent in admitting the fiscal status,” he said, urging the protesting teachers to resume work for the welfare of students.
Julie.Mariappan@timesgroup.com
Chennai:29.01.2019
More than one lakh applicants thronged the chief education offices in the districts over the last two days even as the state government toughened its stand and geared up for appointments of temporary teachers from Tuesday. With members of JACTTO-GEO refusing to give up their protests, personnel and administrative reforms minister D Jayakumar said the government employees were intimidating the government and not the other way round.
Against the backdrop of the Madras high court on Monday declining to pass orders on the ongoing strike, the school education department has set a fresh deadline for teachers to resume work. “The primary and middle section teachers will have to approach the district educational officers by 9am on Tuesday, while the rest can contact chief educational officers. They can reach out by phone, SMS or WhatsApp expressing interest to resume work, failing which, the posts will be treated vacant and temporary staff will be appointed immediately,” said a senior education department official.
The plan is that temporary staff, whose contact numbers have been obtained by the department, will be intimated immediately. At least 1.7 lakh teachers, constituting 50% of the workforce boycotted work until Monday morning, but the overwhelming response from the retired teachers/qualified teachers (TET pass for secondary grade/BEd and minimum qualification for PG) in the neighbourhood for temporary posting prompted the government to begin recruitment. “We cannot keep the schools shut, risking the future of students. As temporary staff will be on a monthly pay, we can run the schools without any hassle for a month also,” another official said. The teachers will be allowed to work in the same school if they meet the Tuesday deadline.
Jayakumar said the state government had clarified its position clearly to the teachers, given the financial constraints in running the administration. The state spends ₹88,370 crore towards salaries, pension and administrative expenses annually. “We are forced to act (against the staff)… There is no need for us to intimidate anyone. Are we terrorists? A democratically-elected government has to maintain equality of all sections. The state is transparent in admitting the fiscal status,” he said, urging the protesting teachers to resume work for the welfare of students.
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