Srinagar: Government on Thursday said that it has released the pending salaries of six months of SSA Teachers and Head Teachers.
In a report to Advisor to Governor, I/C School Education, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, the Secretary School Education, Ajeet Kumar Sahu informed that the Department has released the pending salaries of six months of SSA Teachers and Head Teachers.
“The Secretary said that the Finance Department has allocated Rs. 995 crore as the deficit budget in the salary component of SSA Teachers and Head Teachers for the financial year 2018-19 which has now been released,” government said.
Around 41,000 Teachers and Head Teachers appointed under SSA were without salary for last six months.
These teachers have been demanding implementation of 7th Pay Commission for which State Administrative Council has recently taken a decision to streamline their cadre to absorb them in mainstream cadre.
The School Education Department had sought additional funds to the tune of Rs. 995 crore from Finance Department for meeting the deficit of salary. Accordingly, the Finance Department, under revised budget, allocated funds to the School Education Department.
“After authorisation of the funds from Finance Department, the School Education Department has now released funds to the State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha for release of salaries with the direction to ensure that all the pending salary are credited to the respective Teachers and Head Teachers by or before end of February, 2019,” government said.
