Delegation of SATB meets the Secretary-cum-Director of Education

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          A delegation of the South Andaman Teachers’ Branch of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association met the Secretary-cum-Director of Education   today (30^th  December, 2013) and discussed with him various issues concerning the teachers working under the Education Department. The issues discussed are (i) Ad-hoc regularization of teachers from initial date of appointment (ii) Grant of ISDA to teachers during summer vacation, (iii) Issuing of Permanency Certificate by the concerned Head of Office (iv) Restoration of power to Head of Office for sanction of  any kind of leave beyond 15 days (v) Modification of school holidays , etc. The Secretary-cum-Director of Education directed the concerned authority to issue necessary orders on the issue of Permanency Certificate. He also assured the delegation to consider the proposed changes in the list of school holidays. The Secretary-cum-Director informed the delegation that some of the issues raised by the Association are already under consideration and assured that immediate steps will be taken to process and settle the remaining issues also.    The members of the delegation were Shri H.L.Prasad, Vice President, Shri T.S.Sreekumar, Asst. General Secretary of the Association and Shri R.Surenrdan Pillai, Secretary of the South Andaman Teachers’ Branch.