Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, Mar, 29
A large number of activists of J&K United School Teacher’s Association (USTA) from different districts of Jammu region under the leadership of Hari Singh and Rajeev Kumar President and General Secretary respectively assembled near press club Jammu and staged strong protest demonstration to focus on long pending demands of Teaching Community.
The protesters raised slogans in support of their demands which includes Release of 5 months pending salary as well as arrears of 7th pay commission in favour of masters working as Head teachers, Convert all RReTs (including undergraduates) into Teacher grade-II and release their pending salary and arrear of 7th Pay Commission, Regularise all ReTs who have completed 05 years . o Accord Senior Teacher grade in favour of trained undergraduate teachers, Regularise all incharge lecturers, Headmasters and other officers, Debar teachers from non-academic duties , Start Pre-Primary Classes in all Schools by providing infrastructure, Stop new pwnsion scheme and implement Old Pension Scheme, Fill all vacant Posts in Education Department by way of DPC, Implement Allahabad High Court Judgment as all Govt, Employees, burocrates, MLAs, MPs or anybody drawing wages or allowances from Govt. should educate their children in Govt. Schools.
While addressing the protesters Provincial President strongly condemn the lackadaisical, apathetic and callous attitude of the State Govt, has deteriorated the public Education System, It is very unfortunate that Head Teachers and RReTs working under SAMAGRA have not been paid their 05 months salary and whole arrear of 7th Pay Commission. USTA expresses its strong concern over the denial of senior teacher grade to a large number of trained undergraduate teachers. USTA further expresses its great anguish over the unwanted delay in the process of regularisation of Incharge Ietcurers , headmasters an other officers, While addressing the gathering General Secretary said that it is highly diplorable that the large section of ReTs teachers who have completed their 05 years have not been regularized, USTA further calls upon the State Govt. specially advisors to the governer to take serious view of the situation on the ground and re-address the salary and other demands of teaching community otherwise USTA will be compelled to resort agitational path the responsibility of which will lie on the shoulders of the Government. Others who address the protest includes Roop Chand, Raj Kumar, Kanta Devi, Pardeep Singh, Sunil Thappa, Siraju Din, Bashir Hussain, Balwant Singh, Julf Kar Ali Malik, etc.
