ADC Senapati clarifies over contract teachers ; Two trucks burnt along Imp-Dmp road
Source: The Sangai Express
Sadar Hills, October 02 2016:
Two loaded trucks were burnt down along Imphal-Dimapur road on National Highway 2 early today at around 4.30 am by suspected economic blockade volunteers in between Khongnem and Karong in Senapati district.
Contract Basis Appointed Teachers Association (CBATA) of ADC Senapati has been imposing an indefinite economic blockade on Imphal-Dimapur along National Highway 2 since midnight of September 25 in protest against non-payment of salary and non regularization' of their post under Autonomous District Council, Senapati.
The two wheat loaded trucks heading towards Imphal from Dimapur side bearing Regd, No NL01-K-2478 and NL07-A-4249 were set afire leaving the front portion of both the trucks completely damaged.
Senapati police rushed to the spot and put the fire under control and prevented the two ill- fated trucks from further destruction while some portions of the goods loaded in the trucks were saved.
No human casualty has been reported in the incident.
According to an earlier statement of CBATA, 136 contract teachers were appointed in 2011 by the Government of Manipur.
However till date, the appointed teachers have not received their salary for the last 6 years.
Meanwhile^ ADC Senapati has clarified over the status and position of the contract basis teachers under Senapati ADC stating that the ex-chairman and ex-CEO of ADC Senapati issued the invalid appointment orders by violating the existing norms of appointment.
Spokesman of ADC Senapati, Thisho Kriina said that the ADC Senapati under the able leadership of chairman ML Markson set education as one of the topmost priorities and worked hard to plug the loopholes in the administrative set up of all the departments under its ambit while looking towards requisition of adequate and efficient staff for effective functioning of the Council.
He continued that after assuming office on July 31, 2015 it came to light that there are some backdoor contractual appointed teachers under ADC, Senapati right after 2/3 months of functioning and added that in the 2nd house sitting of the 6th ADC, Senapati on November 16, 2015 the house adopted a resolution to constitute a 'Fact Finding Committee' of five members to investigate the matter of contractual teachers under Senapati ADC.
He further said that in the course of the investigation, the Fact Finding Committee found that those 136 contractual teachers were appointed vide orders No.ADC-7 (Edn)3/ Estt/2010- 11 (pt) dated 29/07/11 under some conditions.