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| Seasonal teachers demand hike in remuneration Appeal Governor, advisors for intervention | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: The Seasonal School teachers also known as "Educational Volunteers" have demanded that their monthly remuneration be hiked as they are being paid mere Rs 4000 per month from last more than 10 years. A delegation of seasonal teachers from various districts have been camping in Jammu from the last several weeks to apprise the Government about their plight.
President of Seasonal educational volunteers union Manzoor Ahmad Ganai told Early Times that around ten years back Government set up dozens of Mobile Seasonal schools in hilly districts of J&K with an aim to provide quality education to children from nomadic population like Gujjars , Bakerwals, Shepherds (Chopans).
" It is now more than 11 years since these schools are operational during summer seasons ie May to October , but the teachers who are being engaged in these schools on seasonal basis are paid the same monthly remuneration (Rs 4000 ) which was paid to them more than 11 years back when this programme started in Jammu & Kashmir." said Mehrajudin Sheikh another seasonal educational volunteer from Khansahib
As on date the mobile seasonal schools are operational in Rajouri Poonch, , Doda, Budgam, Shopian, Kupwara, Baramulla, Kargil and few other districts of the State. Nearly 40,000 plus students are enrolled in these schools. Every year Government seeks services of more than 1100 Educational Volunteers (Teachers) for taking care of these schools and to provide quality education to the nomadic children who otherwise would have been denied their right to basic education.
The Government through the respective Zonal Educational Office takes services of local educated youth known as "Educational Volunteers ". These volunteer teachers are provided a monthly stipend of Rs 4000. In addition to this each mobile school is provided with few tents. The stationery is also provided by the Government. The volunteer teachers are deputed to various places where there is sufficient nomadic / migratory population and the children are enrolled on spot and the schools start their academic session from May onwards which continues till October. These schools provide education up to primary level only (class 5th) . From October the students attend the normal Government run schools in their respective villages.
The Mobile Seasonal schools are supposed to provide Mid Day meals to the enrolled students. But according to reliable sources the majority of the mobile schools (90 percent plus) do not provide these meals thus raising a question mark on the credibility of the School Education Department . The tents are supposed to be provided to each mobile school, but the tents were provided to the mobile schools during 2006, 2007 and 2008 in and few other districts Budgam which were used for few years and now from the last three years majority of students are taught under open sky.
"Only one tent has been provided in the year 2008 for 45 Mobile Seasonal centers (schools) in Charar e Sharief zone and in such a pathetic condition how can we provide quality education to these poor children?" asked Ajaz Ahmad a Seasonal Mobile teacher from Chadoora zone in Budgam. The Mobile Seasonal teachers are engaged for a period of six months only and from the last 11 years they have been demanding for their job security.
"We are being paid a monthly salary (stipend) of Rs 4000 and from 2004 till date there has been no revision in this stipend. The salaries of Government officials has been increased under 6th pay commission and now 7th pay commission is on anvil but we have been totally ignored. We appeal Governor N N Vohra his advisors and administrative secretary school education to look into our genuine demands" Manzoor Ahmad Ganai added
Pertinent to mention that Early Times carried few stories about the plight of seasonal teachers in past. |
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