ANSTA & NSSFOF serve 20-days ultimatum to Nagaland State Government
Kohima, April 28 (MExN): There is a need for total bifurcation of Elementary/Secondary Schools from Higher Secondary Schools in Nagaland. The All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) and the Nagaland Secondary Schools Field Officers Forum (NSSFOF) have now given the Government of Nagaland a 20-days ultimatum to address the issue.
In a letter to the Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Nagaland’s Department of School Education, the organisations stated that in order to promote a “peaceful and conducive” working environment for both the cadres of secondary/elementary and higher secondary schools so as to produce quality education, it is important for the two cadres to “function independently.” To this effect, the two organisations have submitted three representations to the government since October 2012 till May 2015.
In the recent letter, the bodies stated that despite the “practical reasons” stated by them for the bifurcation, the Government “remains adamant and nothing has been initiated so far.”
Thus, a joint meeting of the ANSTA and NSSFOF on April 26, with in-depth discussions on the matter, unanimously decided to serve 20 days ultimatum to the Government with effect from April 27 for “necessary redressal of the same as the issue is the most urgent need of the Department.”
The bodies stated that they have “waited long enough” and failure on the part of the Government to take action will lead them to resort to “State Wide Agitation as decided in the Joint meeting.”
