Teachers Not to be Deployed for Non Educational Purposes

Teachers Not to be Deployed for Non Educational Purposes Says National Knowledge Commission

The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. Shashi Tharoor has said that no teacher shall be deployed for non-educational purposes other than the population census, disaster relief duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as per the Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009.
He said that the National Knowledge Commission has also recommended that the imposition of a wide range of non-teaching duties, such as that of manning poll booths and collecting data for surveys etc., cuts into the available teaching time and also undermines the professional status of teachers. He added that these activities should be shared out among a wider range of public employees or even those hired specifically for the purpose, and the burden of such work on teachers must be reduced.
This information was given by Minister of State, HRD, Dr. Shashi Tharoor in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Source : Press Information Bureau

Note: Read the above carefully and see whether the Additional duties imposed on Navodaya Teachers is Justifiable or Not The minister clearly stated that imposition of a wide range of non-teaching duties cuts into the available teaching time and also undermines the professional status of teachers .Is this statement not applicable to Navodaya Teachers who are assigned with a lot of non teaching duties from morning to midnight and giving little time for their professional development.Dear friends please comment.

Transport Allowance to Orthopaedically handicapped CG Employees

No. 21-1/2011-E.II(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi

Dated: 5th August, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Transport Allowance to Orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. 19029/1/78-E.IV(B) dated 3rd December, 1979, as amended from time to time and to say that the Criteria for orthopaedically handicapped employees to draw Transport Allowance at double the normal rates has been reviewed in consultation with the Ministry of Health & family welfare. It has been decided that in partial modification of para 1 of Office Memorandum dated 3rd December, 1979 referred above, Double Transport Allowance shall be allowed to an orthopedically Handicapped Government employee if he or she has a minimum of 40% permanent partial disability of either one or both upper limits or one or both lower limbs OR 50% permanent partial disability of one or both upper limbs and one or both lower limbs combines. The other conditions of O.M. dated 3rd December, 1979 for granting Double Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees shall remain unchanged.

(K.R. Sharma)

Under Secretary to the Government of India