SHILLONG:
The state government has decided to appoint temporary teachers in government lower primary schools, which are functioning without teachers.
Informing this here, Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma said that there are more than 1002 vacancies in the government lower primary schools.
“In view of the delay in the recruitment of regular teachers, we have decided to appoint temporary teachers in such schools,” he said, while adding that all teachers to be appointed will be MTET-passed.
When asked, the minister said the process of appointing regular teachers may take time due to the preparation of the roster system.
“The Education department and its officials are working day and night to complete the process of giving all data to the personnel department at the earliest but it is not easy,” he added.
According to him, there are over 26 lower primary schools in South Garo Hills which are presently without teachers.
Meanwhile, the minister informed that the government will be constructing new school buildings for over 117 lower primary schools in the next 2-3 months and will be taking up repairs of over 1,000 schools.
Education panel soon
Sangma also informed that the process to constitute the State Education Commission will be completed in the next few weeks.
“We are in the process of appointing the chairperson and members of the Commission. The search committee is already on the job to complete the entire process,” he said.
He said the government is waiting for the search committee to shortlist the names for appointment of the chairperson.
Sangma informed that after the budget session, a meeting had been convened by the chief minister to speed up the matter.
“Once the commission is constituted we will be able to go into the different subjects and they will advise the department on what needs to be done,” the minister added.