JKTA holds executive meeting, raises burning issues of teachers

  Jammu : High-level meeting was organised by Jammu Kashmir Teachers Association (JKTA) under the leadership of UT President Bhupinder Singh and UT Chairman Shah Fayaz at Sunny international Hotel Jammu and attended by Executive Members and District Presidents of Association. While Speaking on the occasion UT President Bhupinder Singh and UT Chairman Shah Fayaz in raised the various genuine and burning issues of the teaching fraternity which include inclusion of Teachers appointed under ReT scheme ( Teachers Grade II, Teachers Grade III and Third Teachers  )  in newly drafted Transfer Policy as  these teachers have been working in the same schools for last 20 years. Inclusion of 5 Years ReT period for seniority benefits as same was given vide Govt. Order No.469 Dated 25.06.2014.Removal of Pay Anomaly of teachers as teachers of J&K UT are placed in the pay grade of 2800 whereas teachers of other UTs are placed between grade pay of 4200 to 5000 .Regularisation of ReTs who have completed their 5 years ReT period and waiting for the same for a long time as a some cases are pending for last more than two years.Appointment of ZEOs in headless zones so that teachers may not suffer .Conversion of left out RRETs to Teachers Grade II/III as some cases are withheld due to adverse CID reports on minor changes and thus  they are suffering badly due to non release of their salaries.Release of pay and other arrears of RRETs prior to September 2018.DPC of teachers to masters and creation of posts of masters in upgraded middle schools so that salary issue of head teachers be resolved.Restoration of old Pension Scheme in favour of Gradell/lll Teachers appointed before 2010 as Rets.Others who were present in the meeting includes: Sr Vice President Akhtar Abbas Naik, Vice President Joginder Digra, General Secretary Hatim Qayoom, Secretary Farooq Daing,UT Coordinator Sunil Salaria, UT Chief Publicity Secretary Shah Ashaq, Provincial President Jammu Pawan Kumar Verma, Provincial Sr Vice President Tirth Singh Balwal, Provincial Secretary Nasib Chand ,Joginder Singh, Irfan Bajran,DP Samba Dhruv Singh, DP Udhampur Sudesh Kumar, DP Reasi Sajad Malik,DP Rajouri Mohd Mahroof, DP Poonch Ishaq Khyal,DP Ramban Vikram Katoch, DP Kishtwar Gulam Mir,DP Kathua Sunil Bhardwaj, DP Jammu Parveen Kumar,Chairman District Poonch Shafiq Chouhan and others.