IT News
Imphal, Jan 18,
All Manipur Primary Teachers Association (AMPTA), a joint body of Hindi Primary Teachers and primary Teachers, has appealed the state education department for schools to follow the guidelines of the National Council of Teachers Education (NCTE) while promoting the primary teachers to Graduate teachers.
A statement of the AMPTA said that on November 29, 2016 when N. Praveen Singh was the director of Education (S), relevant document of 1379 primary teachers and 175 Hindi primary teachers who had completed five years of regular service, had been collected for promotion to Graduate teacher as per a notification order No. AO/156/PPT/2011(6)-DE(S) Vol –I. On May 21, this year the present Director of Education (S) Th. Kirankumar Singh had issued seniority lists of primary teachers officially. However, due to reason best known to the department of education (S) the process for promotion of primary teachers to graduate teachers has been delayed despite the fact that there are lots of vacancies in Graduate teachers.
The AMPTA said that the Primary teachers whose document had been submitted are all qualified for promotion to graduate teachers as per the guideline of the NTCE. They all possessed either B.Ed or D.EL.ED which is required for the post at the time of joining as Primary teachers.
The primary teachers’ body also appealed the government to follow the guidelines of the NCTE notification dated 12 November 2014, which have to be followed across the country and also the Manipur Recruitment Service rule for promotion of the primary teachers to graduate teachers.
As per First Scheduled of the regulation of the NCTE for promotion guidelines – there are three levels for Primary and Upper primary teachers; for High School and Secondary teachers there are four levels; for Senior Secondary and Intermediate there are 5 levels. AMPTA in the statement said that there is apprehension that the state education authority may violate the NCTE guidelines.
The apprehension arises as the government education authority seem to be taken up measures to include the teachers appointed under SSA under the category of Primary teachers, which is gross violation of the NCTE guideline. This means that the primary teachers which is under level 3 are trying to equalized in the similar status with Senior Secondary teachers of Level 4 by not following the guidelines of the NETC.
All Manipur Primary Teachers Association, said in the statement that any violations which would violates the rights of the capable and qualified teachers will be challenged and as the first step memorandums regarding the matter will be sent to all concern government authority including the Union Ministry of Human resource.
