Relay hunger strike by Contract teachers

3-3/CC/2010 10.08.2010

To

The Chief Secretary,

Andaman and Nicobar Administration,

Port Blair.

Sir,

I draw your kind attention towards the relay-hunger strike being undertaken by a group of former Contract Teachers in front of the Directorate of Education, Port Blair, with the demand to regularize their services. They have been representing to the authorities in the Administration for the last few years, but their case was never examined by the department in a sympathetic manner.

These teachers had worked in various remote areas of this union territory on different occasions. However, they could not complete 24 months’ service and hence kept out of the scheme implemented by the department by which all those contract teachers who served 24 months in the department were considered for absorption.

Most of these teachers are married and shoulder the responsibility to look after their families. Their case needs sympathetic consideration by the Administration.

As a temporary measure, till a decision is taken on their demand for regular service, we suggest that these teachers may be temporarily re-engaged either under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) or against the ST vacancies which will give succor to these educated class of citizens.

I would, therefore, request your goodself kindly to intervene in the matter and direct the authorities in the Education Department to start the process of discussion with the agitating teachers.

Yours faithfully,

(D. Ayyappan)

General Secretary

Cell: 9434260430

Copy to:

1. The Principal Secretary (Education), A & N Administration
2. The Director of Education, A & N Islands.
3. The Secretary, South Andaman Teachers’ Branch, NGOs’ Association.

General Secretary