Attachment of teachers in offices other than schools hampers academics of students: Shantmanu

Srinagar, Apr 17: In a latest development, the Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) School Education Department (SED) Jammu and Kashmir Shantmanu has said that the deployment and attachment of teaching staff in offices other than educational institutions hampers the academics of the students.

In this regard, Shantmanu has issued circular instructions to all the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to restrict the deployment, attachment of teaching and non-teaching staff from schools in other offices.

"It is impressed upon all the Deputy Commissioners of J&K UT to restrict the deployment, attachment of educational staff (Teaching/Non-Teaching) to ensure and maintain stability, fairness and the effective functioning of the educational institutions in all the districts across Jammu and Kashmir," reads a circular issued by Shantmanu.

The circular instructions have been issued at a time when scores of teachers are deployed in different sections of the DC offices, SDM offices and Tehsil offices.

"It has been observed that the teaching staff of the School Education Department are being deployed and attached by the Deputy Commissioners of J&K UT in various offices for administrative works and other tasks without prior approval and information of their Administrative Department," the circular reads.

The Financial Commissioner SED Shantmanu has further said that the primary duty of teaching staff was to provide quality education to students "for which they have been appointed by the department and shall not divert the core role."

"Attachment and deployment of the teaching staff in the offices other than educational institutions results in hampering academics of students as the department is already facing acute shortage of teaching staff," the circular reads.

The circular reads that in case of requirement of staff, the matter should be referred to the Designated Authority viz Directorate of School Education or Administrative Department.