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Delhi govt to regularise Kashmiri migrant school teachers

The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to regularise Kashmiri migrant teachers employed in its schools on contractual basis since 1994. A decision in this regard was taken at a cabinet meeting.

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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (right) chaired the cabinet meeting
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The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to regularise Kashmiri migrant teachers employed in its schools on contractual basis since 1994. A decision in this regard was taken at a cabinet meeting.

"The decision was taken considering the fact that Kashmiri migrant teachers were appointed on contract basis in special circumstances of displacement from the valley due to political turmoil and have been working since last two decades, therefore a separate policy for their regularisation on specific terms and conditions was required," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said after the meeting.

The Delhi Cabinet approved the Directorate of Education's (DoE) proposal for grant of several one-time relaxations in the recruitment rules for Kashmiri migrant teachers working on contract.

"They will be granted relaxation in age besides relaxation in recruitment rules. They will also be exempt from taking the Central Teachers Eligibility Test (CTET) which is mandatory for teachers' recruitment," Sisodia said.

There are 170 Kashmiri migrant teachers employed in various Delhi government schools and the regularisation will cost Rs 13 crore to the exchequer annually. The government's decision comes following a 2015 order by the Delhi High Court which said that Kashmiri migrant teachers employed on contractual basis must be regularised.

Meanwhile, the monsoon session of the Delhi Assembly will begin on August 8 and will continue for four days. The decision was also taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

An official said the government may again table its pending bills which were passed by the Delhi Assembly, but sent back by the Centre, citing that the AAP dispensation had not taken consent of the Lt Governor.

"Bills passed by the Delhi Assembly in 2015 and pending final clearance are currently being reviewed by the Delhi government. Let's see how many of them will be tabled in the House," the official said.

The AAP dispensation has been at loggerheads with the Centre and has repeatedly accused it of blocking key bills, thereby not letting the Delhi government to function.

Other important decisions taken in the Cabinet

The Cabinet approved the Department of Health's proposal to increase the bed strength of Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS) from existing 155 in phase I to 549 beds in total.

The Cabinet also approved the revision of project estimates from Rs 389 crores to Rs 497.72 Crores as per the latest estimates furnished by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) incorporating statutory taxes, all essential services and utilities and cost of fixed furniture and general furniture (which was not included earlier) and provision for additional beds.

The Cabinet approved the Department of Power's proposal for the extension of existing subsidy to domestic electricity consumers upto 400 units per month for the entire financial year 2017-18.

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