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Reconsider regularising guest teachers: L-G to govt

Move comes a day before the govt was set to table the Bill in legislative Assembly

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In a fresh tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal, the latter on Tuesday wrote to the state government to "re-consider" the Cabinet's decision of introducing a Bill to regularise 15,000 guest teachers, citing constitutional limitations.

The move comes a day before the Delhi government was all set to table the Regularisation of Services of Guest Teachers and Teachers engaged under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Bill, 2017, in the legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

As per the Bill, all guest teachers and teachers hired under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, who have been engaged for at least 120 days after April 1, 2016, and fulfill the required educational qualifications, would be eligible for permanent jobs.

Citing the fact that the introduction of the Bill is not in accordance with the constitutional scheme of governance of NCT of Delhi, Rules, 1993, Baijal said the "procedure requires mandatory consultation with the Law Department as to the competence of the Legislature of the Capital to enact the measures proposed."

According to a statement issued by the L-G's office, as per a Delhi High Court (HC) judgment dated August 4, 2016: "Matter related to 'Services' falls beyond the legislative competence of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi. It should be approved by the L-G before being tabled in the Assembly."

Officials in the Delhi government, however, begged to differ, saying that the regularisation of teachers falls under the ambit of state's Education Department. "As per the law, the Bill will be tabled in the Vidhan Sabha and then be sent for the L-G's approval. In any case, the decision cannot be taken without the L-G's approval," a senior official said.

Reacting to L-G's statement, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said: "Last month, the Delhi Cabinet took a decision to regularise Kashmiri Migrant teachers and the L-G approved that decision. Why can't it take a decision to regularise guest teachers?"

According to sources, the Cabinet will now meet on Wednesday before the special one-day session to discuss the points raised by Baijal.

THE BILL

  • Guest teachers engaged for at least 120 days after April 1, 2016, are eligible.
     
  • Nearly 15,000 guest teachers and teachers under SSA to become permanent.
     
  • Regularisation will be done against sanctioned posts.
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