Government-appointed Hindi teachers (2012-2013 batches) staging a protest dharna at the office of District Education Officer (DEO) Dimapur, demanding immediate release of two-month pending salary. (Morung Photo)
Govt Hindi teachers demand pending salaries
Government-appointed Hindi teachers (2012-2013 batches) of Dimapur district today staged a protest dharna at the office of District Education Officer (DEO) Dimapur, demanding immediate release of two-month pending salary. The teachers have also resolved not to attend classes till their pending salaries are cleared.
The protesting teachers carried placards, some of which read: “no salary no work”, “no money for food, no food for strength, no strength to teach” and “a hungry person is an angry person.”
The protesting teachers carried placards, some of which read: “no salary no work”, “no money for food, no food for strength, no strength to teach” and “a hungry person is an angry person.”
One of the teachers informed media persons that the government was yet to release two month salary (Dec 2013 and January 2014) of 1379 Hindi teachers, who were appointed in 2012 and 2013. Of the 1379 Hindi teachers, 153 are serving in various schools in Dimapur district.
The teachers also disclosed that delay in disbursement of salary has become the norm of the School Education department. “Last year too, our salaries for the month of April and May were disbursed only in June. Then again, salaries from June till September were cleared only in October. And now we are yet to get the salaries of December 2013 and January 2014 along with arrears”, the teachers informed. The salaries of the Hindi teachers are funded under centrally sponsored scheme and routed through the state Education department.
Meanwhile, the Hindi teachers are also demanding implementation of 6th ROP in their case. The teachers, in a representation to the president of All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Association, stated that almost two years since their appointment, the Hindi teachers of 2012-2013 batches are getting 5th ROP, 1999, pay scale even after implementation of the 6th ROP.
“Ironically, even when we are paid the salary of ROP 1999, we are made to sign the pension plan of 2010 and subsequently issued PRAN card (permanent retirement account number), which is not even showing our balance details”, the representation stated.
Pointing out the anomaly, the representation added, “since we were made to sign the new pension scheme of 2010, in accordance, it is our strong demand for implementation of 6th ROP as well.”
