Dimapur, August 29 (EMN): The Wokha unit of All Nagaland Primary School Teachers’ Association (ANPSTA) has supported the 30-day ultimatum served on the Principal Director of School Education, Kohima, by the ANPSTA central on August 17.
A joint press release issued by the unit president, O Grace Tungoe, and the general secretary, Solanthung Ezung, urged the concerned department to adhere to the demands made by the central ANPSTA. ANPSTA central has been requesting the department to conduct recruitment exam to fill up various teacher posts lying vacant. It expressed anguish that the department chose to remain silent on the request made by the association for so long which only added to increase in the members of unemployed trained teachers.
The press release expressed dismay over the failure of the department to recruit trained teachers since 2013 till date despite the fact that more than 500 teachers post are lying vacant (govt. sanctioned post) caused due to retirement/ death/ new post creation. It lamented that the concerned authority was reluctant to appoint the qualified trained teachers despite producing more than 200 trained teachers annually under the SCERT, while the untrained ones continue to occupy their undeserved place through backdoor.
It further cautioned that in the event of failing to meet the demands, the association would be compelled to initiate extreme steps for which the concerned department would be solely held responsible for any untoward incident that may arise in the course of seeking justice.
