TURA: The All Garo Hills Non-Adhoc Secondary and Higher Secondary School Teachers’ Association has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma urging him to look into the sanction of grant-in aids to teachers under the category.
The teachers recently met the Chief Minister and apprised him off their problems with regard to grant-in-aid which they claim is being denied to them leading to hardships in maintaining their families.
The association said that under the Congress government, only two secondary schools in Ampati had been granted special Adhoc grant-in-aids while all other secondary schools in the state have been neglected.
“We had submitted a memorandum in this regard to the Education Minister in September 2017. However, nothing has been done to address our grievances,” the association said.
The association added that while some schools have been given Science grant-in-aids for the welfare of Science teachers, other assistant teachers including Headmaster and Principal are deprived off financial assistance from the government.
“We appreciate the initiative being taken by the new government to uplift the standard of teachers in the state. We hope that our request will also not be denied and looked into for the greater interest of the teaching community,” the association said.
Meanwhile, during their meeting, Sangma is said to have assured to look into the issue.
