Convener News Desk
Srinagar, January 12: Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF), affiliated with the All India State Teachers Federation (AISTF), Mehraj-ud-Din Zargar has expressed deep anguish over the non-drawal of teachers’ salaries in Jammu, attributing the situation to the delayed submission of the mandatory 10 per cent requisition by the concerned Drawing and Disbursing Officers.
In a press release issued by the forum’s Chief Spokesperson, M. Ashraf Khan, Zargar termed the non-release of salaries on the occasion of Lohri as highly irresponsible and unfortunate, stating that it has caused severe hardship to teachers and their families. He said that such lapses reflect administrative negligence and undermine the welfare of the teaching community.
Zargar appealed to the Director School Education Jammu, Dr Naseem Javaid Chowdhary (KAS), to fix responsibility in the matter and take strict action against those found at fault so that such incidents are not repeated in the future. He also urged the Director General, Accounts and Treasuries, Finance Department, J&K, Fayaz Ahmad Lone, to issue necessary directions to treasuries to entertain and process salary bills even after the 15th of the month, keeping in view the holiday on the 14th and the practical constraints in processing salaries earlier.
He said that he had been informed that salaries could not be released before the 15th due to the non-availability of the required budget, making it unavoidable for bills to be processed only after that date. In this context, he stressed the need for clear instructions to treasuries to ensure the smooth and timely processing of salary bills.
Reiterating that teachers should not be made to suffer due to administrative lapses, Zargar called upon the authorities to take immediate corrective measures in the larger interest of employees and to safeguard the dignity and financial security of the teaching fraternity.
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