Hiring proxy teachers at Ukhrul; Police case against seven teachers
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, January 18 2013: Ukhrul district administration has instructed police to take up appropriate cases against seven teachers who outsourced their profession to hired teachers.

It is reported that 80 per cent of teachers teaching in schools under Education Department as well as ADC in Ukhrul are hired ones.

Meanwhile, Education Minister M Okendro has not only appreciated the initiative of Ukhrul district administration but also exhorted other districts to emulate it.

Sources informed that Ukhrul district administration conducted a survey about presence of hired teachers in 290 schools across the district starting from November last year.

During the survey, it was found that maximum number of teachers teaching in these schools were hired teachers.

So far, the survey has covered 90 schools which are functioning under Education Department and District Council.

It was found that 80 per cent of the teachers in these schools are hired ones.

As detected during the survey, the district administration has registered cases with police against three teachers of Halang Junior School and four teachers of Shangshak Khullen Higher Secondary School for outsourcing their profession to hired teachers.

Of the seven teachers, two were already pulled up by police but they have gone out on bail.

It is reported that the district administration would continue with its survey starting from next month.

Ukhrul district administration has decided to write to the State Government so that befitting action can be initiated against those who hire teachers as well as against whom police cases have been registered.

Lauding the survey and the follow-up action initiated by Ukhrul district administration, Education Minister M Okendro remarked that outsourcing the profession of teaching is a shameful practice.

NGOs and local people should not allow such unethical and shameful practice in their respective localities.

There were instances when the Government asked DCs to conduct similar surveys in all districts.

Okendro termed the practice of outsourcing the profession of teaching as a criminal act.

Another source informed that around 80 Grade IV staff teachers were utilised at the head-office of School Education Department by former officers and Ministers.

Even though the Grade IV staff and teachers were utilised at the head-office, their duties were not properly defined.

Nevertheless, the Department has initiated due procedures to send back the staff and the teachers to their proper place of posting.

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