Jammu : March 20, 2022 , A meeting of “All J&K Plus Two Lecturers’ Forum was held under the chairmanship of its President, Deepak Sharma wherein the Forum decided to hold elections and also discussed other issues concerning Plus Two Cadre threadbare.
Deepak Sharma said that elections of Forum are long overdue and could not be held in time due to Covid-19 and same will be held now and Election authority would be announced soon in this regard as situation is fast returning to normalcy. All members should fight unitedly for the cause of cadre under the single banner of ‘All J&K Plus Two Lecturers Forum’ which has been spearheading the issues of cadre since 1975.
Distt presidents, present, in one voice took strong exception to the misuse of banner of Forum by ex District President Jammu and further said that they don’t stand party to his decision to celebrate Lecturers Day on his own and further added that nobody would be allowed to take platform of the Forum to ransom.
Deepak Sharma informed the house that on his meeting with Principal Secretary SED, Sh BK Singh, he assured him that Assured Career progression (ACP) in favour of Plus Two Lecturers will soon see light of the day and provision of Vice Principal with two advance increments would also be there in all higher secondary schools. He also agreed to refixation of ZEOs quota into promotion of HSS principals as per their strength.
Sharma thanked him for resolving so many issues of the cadre and demanded expediting of regularisation of all incharge incumbent/retiree Lecturers including left out Lecturers and other officers including Principals and higher officers pending for want of various reasons in a single go as there is no legal hurdle now and provision of charge allowance at all levels including incharge lecturers.
Members present hoped that other demands including Removal of pay anomalies of principals and senior officers and Non vacational status to Principals/ Head of Schools, provision of charge allowance in all promotions/placements, restoration of 40% college quota, provision of Earned leave to teaching community and Regularisation of Physical Education lecturers and removal of their pay anomaly will also be acceded to on priority basis.
Proceedings of the meeting were conducted by Vice president Anil Sharma and District president Jammu Vijay Verma.
Those who deliberated in the meeting included former president N S Jamwal, chief organiser Sanjay Bhagat, Distt presidents Imtiaz Qazmi, Ashok Sharma, Fazal Hussain, AR Giri, Jatinder Sethi, Anis Ahmad , Lok Sewak and core members, Anwar Khan, Ajay Sehgal and others.
