Dimapur, Oct. 4 (EMN): People resort to agitations due to lack of alternatives that can draw the attention of authorities, the Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has opined. The CNTC issued a statement on Thursday referring to agitations by teachers, including the All Nagaland Ad hoc Teachers Group-2015 (ANATG).
The organisation expressed appreciation for the Nagaland government ‘for approving their demand of scale pay of the aggrieved teachers of the ANATG.’ That said, the CNTC expressed concern at the plight of teachers of various categories in the state. The organisation has asked the government to be ‘sincere in their given assurances and implement them fully in letter and spirit.’
‘Teachers in Nagaland under different categories, are often compelled by circumstances to vent out their grievances by resorting to democratic mode of agitations in order to let their voices be heard by the authorities as they have no other ways and means,’ the CNTC stated.
“Considered as a noble profession by many and nation builders around the world, yet it is painful to see the suffering and despair of our many teachers here in our state due to various anomalies and irregularities. The CNTC has appealed to the government also to regularize the appointments of the ANATG 2015 at the earliest as they have now cleared their suitability tests and only waiting for the Cabinet approval now.”
Further, the CNTC expressed shock “on the memorandum to deduct the salaries of the RMSA teachers of 2016 batch or to face termination from their services.” The teachers’ salary is irregularly paid and delayed; the teaching community face ‘great hardships and burdened with prices of all essential commodities rising and living conditions becoming dearer by the day,’ the organisation stated.
The CNTC has appealed to the government to seriously consider the demand of the teachers ‘considering the cries, difficulties and despair faced by them.’
