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Port Blair, April 1: ShriKuldeep Rai Sharma, President PCC today led a delegation ANTA to meet the Principal Secretary Education Mrs Rina Ray. The delegation handed over a letter pertaining to the issues of the teaching community of A&N Islands.
Discussing the issues, Sharma pointing at the increasing of working hours by one and half hours told that since none of the schools in the Islands have been made RTE compliant (9 point scale) increasing of working hours may be withdrawn or kept in abeyance as was done by the Administrator in 2011. He also mentioned that due to geographical constraint of the islands, teachers especially the lady teachers who would have to face great difficulty on such enhancement.
On the issue of ISDA during summer vacation, Mrs Ray has informed that the matter is under process in the concerned Ministry. The issue of regularization of ad-hoc services has been discussed in length with Mrs Ray Mrs Ray was positive in the issue and assured to look into the matter.
In the matter of anomaly in grade pay in respect of miscellaneous category of teachers, Mrs Ray informed that the matter is under consideration with the Finance Ministry and will be solved at an early date.
Sharma also apprised the Principal Secretary about the difficulty in obtaining child care leave for women employee and requested to sort out the problem. Mrs Ray has assured to allow necessary instructions to this effect so that the women teachers get this facility without any delay and has told that she is thinking of keeping 10% excess teachers whose services may be utilized for those teachers proceeding on child care leave.
On the issue of pursuing B.Ed degree by PSTs, it was demanded that for an open study centre and to enhancing 10 seats in TGCE, Port Blair for providing either in service course or on study leave for working teachers. Besides this the issue on transfers beyond tenures as per the transfer guidelines "On request" was discussed in length. Mrs Ray informed that she will make it online so that the issue is solved forever.
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Port Blair, April 2: ThePCC President, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has demanded for a roll-back of exorbitant hike in the Electricity charges enforced w.e.f. 1st April, 2013 by the Electricity Department. In his letter to the Lt. Governor, Sharma stated that students, ailing person, farmers, labours, poor, small businessmen, elderly persons etc. are using electricity as their daily needs. Electricity has become necessity today and in case the charges are not rolled back this will be an added burden. He therefore requested the LG to intervene in the matter and consider rolling back of the hiked charges.
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Car Nicobar, April 2: The only ATM in Car Nicobar installed by the State Bank of India has stopped functioning due to technical problems. It has been 10 days now, and the residents of the island especially govt. servants are forced to bear the brunt. Most of the govt. servants posted in Car Nicobar have their accounts in SBI, Port Blair branch. The ATM was the only way out for them.
Every day people come to the ATM with great hope but leave in despair. Being the only ATM, people of all the 15 villages totally depended. It was announced that the ATM would be repaired within 10 days but unfortunately there does not seem to be any sign of it.
Many Govt. Servant Servants were seen borrowing money even to purchase tickets for Port Blair. Sources inform that the SBI staff in Car Nicobar have hinted that the Engineers are reluctant to come to this remote and hard area, so they are avoiding.
Non-functioning of the only ATM has also disappointed the members of the Tribal Council. The Captain of the Malacca Village and the Treasurer of the Tribal Council Mr. Herbertson expressing his unhappiness said that SBI has been neglecting the areas like Nicobar. In spite of so many requests the Bank Management has failed to fulfil the demands of the people. He said that it’s unfortunate that the people are forced to suffer the miseries.