Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 5: A delegation of College Teachers Association called on Secretary Higher Education Department, Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh to discuss the issues concerning the teaching community.
The deputation, led by CTA president Sanjay Verma, raised the issue of anomalies in the recently issued SRO-124 by the State Government and submitted that it was very difficult for the teaching community to fulfill the conditions as laid down for to the next higher grade. There is maximum number of such cases whose placement to Associate grade is pending due to SRO-124, they added.
The Secretary informed that the Government was aware of the matter and was contemplating to take some positive action in this regard. He asked the Association to submit a list of such aggrieved cases so that a proper decision could be taken in this regard.
The CTA also demanded the issuance of order for placement of teachers in different higher grade and stressed the need to expedite the same. The Secretary assured that the order in this regard would be issued soon as there were some technical reasons earlier.
Other demands highlighted by the CTA, included enhancement of retirement age of college teachers to 62 years, extending the benefit of SRO-222 to the college teachers, grant of permission for pursuing Ph D to the college teachers, their deputation for pre-PhD course etc.
The Secretary informed that the permission will be granted to the college teachers for pursuing Ph D outside the State only in recognized State/Central universities. He also assured to take up the issue of extending SRO-222 to college teachers with the Finance Department.
Deputy Secretary Higher Education Anil Salgotra was also present in the meeting with CTA delegation, which comprised Prof D S Manhas, Prof Narayan Dutt, Dr Anil Ganjoo, Dr Sunil Gupta and Prof Surender Sharma.
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