Relieve plight of contract teachers: ATSUM (T) to Govt

Imphal, September 4, 2014: The Government of Manipur is yet to fulfill all its charter of demands placed before it though the state Cabinet has decided to regularise contract Lecturers and create 933 posts for 39 Higher Secondary Schools, ATSUM (T) president has said.

The Government is still unwilling to relieve the plight of the contract Graduate, Primary and Adhoc teachers appointed in 2006, All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (Tombing) president Muan Tombing told Newmai News Network on Thursday.

He demanded that the service of all the above contract teachers should be regularised quickly as agreed between the union and the Government of Manipur in a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Tombing further warned of agitation over the issue of Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act, 2012 and said the Government should implement the Act before the September 6 dateline expires.

The charter of demands raised by the union include regularisation of the contract Graduate, Primary and Adhoc teachers appointed in 2006, regularisation of Higher Secondary contract Lecturers, proper infrastructure for schools, early setting up of B ED centres in the hill and recognition of NIOS by the Manipur University and Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (COHSEM).

Source: The Sangai Express