DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 12 (MExN): The Nagaland SSA Teachers’ Association (NSSATA) today demanded the payment of all pending salaries till date and regular payment henceforth on fund release by the MHRD.
A press note from the NSSATA said that it has learnt through “reliable sources” that “all the pending salaries from the month of May till date should be paid once the fund is released from the MHRD.” It stated that payment of “piece meal salary” will lead to non performance of duty for which the department and the state government will be held solely responsible.
“We don’t deserve such harassment, when most adhoc/contract employees of the department get their salary regularly. We expect equal treatment as we got into this noble profession through open competitive exam and also most of us are highly qualified and trained,” the NSSATA said.
Asserting that human resource development and quality education should be the topmost priority of any government for progress, the NSSATA reminded the Nagaland State Government “to learn from the past mistakes of instalment lapses and strictly adhere to the funding pattern and make the habit of processing necessary files and submission of required documents for timely release of fund so that the welfare of the teaching community should never be at stake.” It added that the inability or lackadaisical attitude of the government should not be shouldered by the teachers and students.
The NSSATA further informed that during a joint meeting with the Chief Secretary on May 16, 2016, “we were assured that with improvement of the state’s financial position for the current financial year, the payment of 10% of the state’s share and submission of utilisation certificate at the centre will not be a problem unlike past years and expressed hope for continuous flow of SSA funds and timely release of salary.”
It expressed hope that the government and its officials would be pro active, which it stated would “relieve us from the extreme condition of mental trauma and the burden of visiting of offices to enquire about salaries month after month.”
The NSSATA meanwhile cautioned that failure to incorporate the requisite demand “will invite unwanted situation” which would be the “sole responsibility” of the government.
