DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 25 (MExN): Nagaland Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association (NSSATA) and its dependent on Thursday appealed the Nagaland State government to release their pending salaries from December 2015 till date without further delay.
In a press statement, NSSATA said the SSA teachers were facing intolerable miseries due to irregular trend of releasing salaries by the State government since 2013.
It has therefore asked the State government to release the pending 10% State matching share and also clear the due/deficit share against the fund released by the Government of India (GoI) at the earliest so that the State mission authority, SSA can arrange the requisite documents and pursue for the 2nd installment of 2015-16 financial year.
The association pointed out that due to “delay tactics and unresponsive attitude” of the Finance department, Nagaland was yet to receive the 2nd installment for 2015-16 financial year while other States have already received their share.
At the same time, it has reminded the State government to strictly follow the Project Approval Board (PAB) guidelines for release of funds which is -within 15 days of the release of funds by the GoI, the State government has to transfer entire amount to the implementing agency. The State government also has to deposit its % share within 30 days of receipt of the central contribution.
The association said if the State government and its implementing agency sincerely adhere to the PAB guidelines of funding procedure, then the problem of irregular payment of salary would not arise at all.
It also put in a word of caution that the patience of the teachers has been running beyond tolerance and “may burst out if delayed further.”
