SHILLONG, SEPT 30: Meghalaya government agreed to implement the high court’s order issued to the state education department relating to the implementation of the various demands of the lower primary school teachers with effect from December this year.
An agreement was signed by the deputy chief minister in charge of education Dr RC Laloo the All Meghalaya Primary School Teacher’s Association (AMPSTA) leaders after a meeting held on Monday.
Way back in 2003, the AMPSTA had filed a petition with the High Court against the government’s failure to implement the demands of the teachers with regards to Head teachers’ allowance, Contribution Provident Fund (CPF), increment for higher qualifications, Death cum retirement gratuity and others.
“The deputy chief minister has agreed to take up the implementation of the Contribution Provident Fund (CPF) for the non-government deficit LP schools for both government and non government deficit LP schools, and advance increment for higher qualifications with effect from December 1, 2013,” AMPSTA general secretary FC Shullai told reporters after the meeting.
According to Shullai, over 4000 teachers would be benefited once the CPF is put into implementation. He informed that the agreement came following the Court on August 4, 2013 had issued directives to the State education department in favour of the petition filed by the teachers.
“Dr Laloo while assuring that the department without delay would implement the order of the court at the earliest has signed an agreement with the teachers” Shullai informed.
Laloo, however, told the delegation that as far as the demand relating to maternity leave and confirmation of services of primary school teachers are concerned the same will be examine in the department for a decision.
On the their demand for inclusion of teachers appointed by the administrator as government teachers, Shullai informed that the government has completed regularization of 131 teachers post from Jaintia hills, 378 in Garo hills and 8 in Khasi hills. He said, “The remaining posts however is yet to be decided by the state government since the matter is still pending with the court.”
The primary schools were taken over by the state government from the district council only on July 2, 1994 through an Act – The Meghalaya taking over of district council lower primary school Act 1993. Shullai said that the teachers would soon meet again in the first week of December to further discuss the issue.- By Our Reporter
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