DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 23 (MExN): The Nagaland Government Primary Teachers Association (NGPTA) today demanded immediate implementation of the Revamping and Restructuring of School Education 2011 in respect to primary/elementary section.
In a representation to the Minister of School Education and Commissioner and Secretary, Department of School Education, the NGPTA recalled that the said rule was issued by the Department of School Education on July 21, 2011 wherein several posts were allocated to the primary/elementary section.
The restructuring allocated one post of Additional Director for the elementary education, 3 posts of Joint director for the elementary & primary section, 3 posts of Deputy Directors,1 post of Assistant Director, and 115 posts of Area Education Officer, Junior Education Officer for School Education-Primary School. The NGOTA however lamented that till date the posts allocated to primary/elementary section are still yet to be implemented.
The NGPTA informed that primary teachers represent more than 60% of the total employees in the Department of School Education, who enter the government service as Grade-III. “But it is distressing and discouraging that we are the most neglected section in the department in terms of financial perks and promotional avenues,” it said.
The NGPTA expressed concern that while post upgradations and promotional avenues were promptly implemented for other sections of the department, “the department has not implemented even the limited promotional avenues for primary/elementary section till date.”
“Such disparity in the department between different sections is unacceptable and will create deeper discontentment among the primary teachers,” it cautioned.
It demanded immediate implementation of the Area Education Officer (115 post) by promoting the senior primary teachers without delay, and that higher posts (above Area Education Officer) reserved for the elementary/primary section should not be filled by bringing officers from other sections until the members from primary/elementary cadres attain qualifying years to occupy them. Alternatively, it demanded the total bifurcation of primary section by creating separate Directorate for the primary section in Nagaland.
