Harassment of teachers by way of illegal Circular

3-7/CC/2009 18.12.2009

To

The Director of Education,

Andaman and Nicobar Islands,

Port Blair.

Sub: Harassment of teachers by way of illegal Circular –

regarding.

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Sir,

I draw your attention to the Circular bearing No. 19-3205/ Estt/Edn/09/5469 dated the 1^st November, 2009 (signed on 30.11.2009) sent to all the Heads of Institutions under the Education Department from the Asst. Director (Admn), Directorate of Education, Port Blair (copy enclosed for ready reference). I am surprised to go through the contents of the Circular as it was issued with the malafide intention to harass the teaching and non-teaching staff working under the Education Department. The Circular states that “the application of the concerned is simply forwarded by their controlling officer for sanction of leave and station leaving permission.” The circular further states that “It has been observed that without waiting for sanction of leave and permission from the Directorate, the Government Servant proceeds on leave which is against the principles of CCS leave Rules, 1972.” The Circular directs the Heads of Institutions to forward the leave applications to the Directorate of Education.

You may perhaps be aware, the leave sanctioning authority in respect of teaching and non-teaching staff under the Education Department is the Principal or Deputy Education Officer as the case may be. Almost all the Principals and Deputy Education Officers have been delegated with the power of Head of Office by the Administrator. Asking the Heads of Offices to forward the leave applications of employees to the Directorate is nothing but withdrawal of the power delegated to the Principals/Dy Education Officers by the Administrator. The above action on the part of the Directorate of Education is illegal, arbitrary and unlawful.

We have been getting reports from various places that the Principals/DEOs are not allowing the teachers and non-teaching staff to avail any kind of leave (Earned Leave, Half Pay Leave, Child Care Leave, etc) even for 5 days. They are also not being allowed to leave their respective stations even on emergency situation. This has created resentment among the teachers and other staff.

This Association, therefore, demands that the above-said Circular may be withdrawn immediately and necessary intimation sent to all the Heads of Offices failing which the Association will be forced to resort to agitation against this atrocious action on the part of the Directorate of Education.

Action taken in the matter may please be intimated to this Association.

Yours faithfully,

Encl: As above.

(D. Ayyappan)

General Secretary

Cell: 9434260430

Copy to:

1. P.S. to Chief Secretary, for kind information of the Chief Secretary.

2. The Principal Secretary (Education), A & N Administration.

3. Asst. Directors of Education (Perl), Directorate of Education, Port Blair

4. Secretaries of all the Branch Committees of NGOs’ Association.

General Secretary