Hyderabad, September 22: Over 17,300 apprentice teachers who joined the Telangana strike from September 16, may not be regularised as full-fledged teachers as per the schedule as the state government has already initiated steps to take action against them for violating the prescribed DSC 2008 notification rules.
The quarterly examinations in government schools which were scheduled to be held from September 19 to 26 were postponed due to the teachers joining the strike movement. According to School Education department officials, the erring apprentice teachers were expected to follow their service rules and complete their apprentice duration as per Rule 19 contained in GO Ms No. 221 of July 16, 1994 to qualify for claiming the regular pay-scales. Besides, Rule 18 in GO Ms No 161 (related to Rule 19) issued on Dec 6, 2008, which is related to DSC teachers’ appointments, also made it mandatory for the apprentice teachers to complete their probation successfully for eligibility to claim regular pay-scales.
Out of 48,000 apprentice teachers spread out in Andhra Pradesh, 17,310 were working in the Telangana region but due to their participation in the current Telangana stir they are bound to be losers as the government began the process of taking disciplinary action against them. Further, where the teachers abstained from duties on Sept 21, they are bound to lose wages for the entire Dussera holidays as the rules made it mandatory for them to work on the day before holidays begin and on the re-opening day.
——-Agencies