Dimapur, Sep. 7 (EMN): The association representing school teachers in Nagaland has expressed support to the state government’s latest move to ‘revamp’ the controversy-hit department of School Education while warning of turning it into yet another futile exercise.
On Thursday, the All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA) issued a press release reminding the state government of previous such attempts at ‘revamp’ that turned ‘futile.’
The decision of Tokheho Yepthomi, Minister of School Education, to redeploy “attached teachers” to their respective places of posting, check proxy teachers, and fill up the shortage of Math and Science teachers were simply some of the ‘old demands that were made by the association’ aimed at revamping the “problem riddled department of School Education,” it stated.
Similar attempts in the past, according to the ANSTA, have failed “due to interference of higher ups, bureaucrats, legislators etc.” It urged the incumbent minister to be ‘firm on his decision’ to execute the proposed policy.
“The Association while making its stand very clear on the issue which is not targeted or against for (sic) any individual teacher(s) but for total revamping and streamlining of the department has directed to all its units/sub-units officials to extend all possible help and cooperation to/with the field officers be it DEO /SDEO/HM/AHM etc., of the respective jurisdictions for effective implementation of the proposed govt. policy,” it stated.
Also, the association has asked the authorities concerned of the “existing rules” concerning appointment of Math and Science teachers. “...the existing rules on reservation of vacancies for ST in Nagaland should be taken into account by reserving 80% of the vacancies which are to be filled up by direct recruitment for the ST of the state of Nagaland.
“In the event of non availability of local eligible candidate for the post at the moment, a qualified non-Naga may be allowed for appointment to the posts on the contractual basis as per existing norms of the recruitment.”
