Private school teachers yet to receive salaries
QUOTE: “It is difficult to run the family in this crisis-like situation amid the lockdown. Our situation has further worsened. Teachers of private schools are underpaid and the management is not even paying us the meagre amount,” Teacher
Vikas Sharma
Tribune News Service
Jammu, April 17
Many private school teachers in the Jammu province have not been paid the salary yet.
The management of private schools have claimed that they are short of funds so the salaries have not been released to the staff.
Sources said the school education department had issued a circular, telling the management of the private schools (affiliated with all boards) not to pressurise the parents to submit school fees and annual fees. The department had extended the submission of fee up to April 30.
The aggrieved teachers have expressed concern over the prevailing situation. “Ever since the circular has been circulated to the school this month by the school education department, the management is telling us that they do not have enough funds to pay our salary,” said a group of private school teachers.
“Every time we approach the school management for our March salary, we are told that unless the parents submit fees, it is impossible to release the salary to the staff,” said a teacher.
Jammu and Kashmir Private Schools Coordination Committee president Rameshwar Manhas said the private schools were facing paucity of funds. “A few days ago, a delegation met the Lieutenant Governor to apprise him of the difficulties being faced by the management of private schools. We informed the Lt Governor that due to non-submission of fee in March and April, the schools were short of funds,” Manhas said.
“Understanding the difficulties being faced by the teaching staff without salary, we suggested some measures to overcome this crisis and the Lt Governor was appreciative of them,” he said.
