DIMAPUR, MARCH 17 (MExN): The agitating Hindi Teachers today called off its protest after the Government of Nagaland provided a written assurance to release the pending salaries of the Hindi Teachers under CSS program. In its statement of assurance, Nagaland Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar mentioned that a meeting was held on March 17 at 2:30 with the Chief Minister, Minister of Education and representatives of the Hindi Teachers. The assurance containing three points informed that the pending salaries for two months has been released by the Finance Department for payment to Hindi Teachers during March. It also assured that the remaining pending salaries will be paid within April based on the release of funds by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. In case, there is delay in the release of funds, the State government will release the pending salaries from the State budget two months at a time from April onwards till all dues are cleared.
Minister for School Education, Yitachu meanwhile also assured that the State Government would be paying the salaries of the CSS Hindi Teachers from the State Exchequer.
In a statement, Yitachu said that the even as the funds for payment of CSS Hindi teacher’s salaries has not been released by the Central government, the same would be paid from the State Exchequer for two months per month starting this month. He assured that the payment would continue till their pending salaries are cleared.
Nonetheless, expressing hope that the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development would be releasing the funds for payment of salaries to CSS Hindi teachers by next month, Yitachu said “once the fund is received the entire amount of pending salaries would be cleared, while those paid from the state exchequer would be recovered.”
Meanwhile, the Minister has acknowledged the State Government and Finance Department for understanding and releasing funds to pay to the agitating Hindi teachers. He also expressed gratitude to the ANHTU for accepting the offer and agreeing to call off the agitation.
