Teachers/Masters Association threatens stir if DPC is not conducted by Dec 1

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 13: Jammu Kashmir Teacher/Master Association (JKTMA) has threatened pen down strike if long pending DPC of Teachers to Masters is not conducted by Ist of December, 2022.
An ultimatum in this regard was issued during monthly meeting of the Association, held under State president Rakesh Singh .
While addressing the meeting, Rakesh Singh said that after 2014 no DPC of Teachers to Masters was conducted despite repeated assurances by the concerned authorities, which has created atmosphere of frustration among Teachers due to long gap of stagnation. He urged the teachers’ community to be ready for pen down strike if same is not fulfilled before 1st of December 2022.
” If Govt. is serious to implement NEP 2020, then all the vacant posts of lecturers be filled on fast track basis by 100 percent DPC , on one time basis by excluding Distance degrees in Science stream , as due to shortage of Lecturers in far flung areas academic studies of students are adversely affected, which defeats the objective of NEP 2020,” Singh said.
Singh urged Principal Secretary School Education to authorize the Chief Education Officers to conduct transfer of Teachers, Joint Director of Masters and DSEJ of Lecturers as this will streamline the Transfer process in well defined manner.
The Association also demanded change in school timings in winter schools of Jammu Division on analogy of Kashmir Division and reshuffling of MDM charge after every 3 years.