Release teachers' salaries based on June data says opposition
A delay in releasing salaries to teachers would create avoidable hardship for teachers and their families, said the opposition.
Image is used for representational purpose only. PANAJI: A day after the education department withdrew its contentious circular and announced that salaries of grant in aid teachers for July would be delayed, the Congress party and Goa Forward Party said that instead of delaying the salaries, the government could release funds based on June data.
A delay in releasing salaries to teachers would create avoidable hardship for teachers and their families, said the opposition.
"The arrears, if any, on account of release of annual increments payable in the month of July, can be paid along with regular salaries for the month of August with necessary adjustments," said Congress president Girish Chodankar.
Staff of the Grant-in-Aid section were home quarantined after their colleague tested positive for Covid19. This prompted the directorate of education to issue a circular directing grant-in-aid institutions to pay staff salaries for July from the management funds. After criticism from all corners, the government withdrew the circular and the department issued another circular saying that salaries would be disbursed once the quarantined staff returned to work.
The Congress party said that this is not a viable solution. Even GFP slammed the department, saying that the circulars were a "glaring instance of incompetent leadership".
"Doesn't the account department have the list of disbursement of salaries for June? Goa chief minister should direct the account department to refer to it and disburse the salaries," said GFP president Vijai Sardesai.
Chodankar said a simple order from education director Vandana Rao in supersession to the earlier orders, can suffice to resolve the issue.
A delay in releasing salaries to teachers would create avoidable hardship for teachers and their families, said the opposition.
"The arrears, if any, on account of release of annual increments payable in the month of July, can be paid along with regular salaries for the month of August with necessary adjustments," said Congress president Girish Chodankar.
Staff of the Grant-in-Aid section were home quarantined after their colleague tested positive for Covid19. This prompted the directorate of education to issue a circular directing grant-in-aid institutions to pay staff salaries for July from the management funds. After criticism from all corners, the government withdrew the circular and the department issued another circular saying that salaries would be disbursed once the quarantined staff returned to work.
The Congress party said that this is not a viable solution. Even GFP slammed the department, saying that the circulars were a "glaring instance of incompetent leadership".
"Doesn't the account department have the list of disbursement of salaries for June? Goa chief minister should direct the account department to refer to it and disburse the salaries," said GFP president Vijai Sardesai.
Chodankar said a simple order from education director Vandana Rao in supersession to the earlier orders, can suffice to resolve the issue.
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