Agartala, Aug 25, 2012 : Amid massive controversy, All Tripura School Computer Faculties Association on Saturday withdrew the mass hunger strike agitation following assurance of discussion from Principal Secretary Banamali Sinha.
Sinha met the agitating computer faculties at their protest-podium near RMS Chowmuhani this morning and assured them all sorts of government assistance. A discussion between the faculties and government is scheduled to be held at 5 PM on August 27 next. Six female agitators were shifted from the protest-podium this morning for medical attention in serious condition.
The Principal Secretary told protesting computer faculties that the state government has resolved to allow Rs. 5,000 as fixed pay to over 700 computer faculties serving in the state under ICT@ School Project and there is nothing more the state can do about the issue.
A highly placed source said later today that the state government is going to take strict action on all five agencies entrusted with the responsibility of running computer education in the schools. “The agencies were engaged for promoting computer education in school level and it’s been years since they engaged the faculties. Still, results aren’t satisfactory at all. All the computer faculties are doing is to create hue and cry now and then demanding pay hike, regularization etc. Students are the end sufferers in the process”, said the source. It also added that few agencies engaged in the process, who have performed poorly since inception of the course might be instigating the faculties for agitation to ensure renewal of their contract. “There is no stake that the state government holds on the issue. If the companies can’t manage their manpower, state government can’t be blamed for that”, said the source.
Revised ICT@ School Project – revised phase of the centrally sponsored scheme has got provisions for allowing Rs. 5,000 to computer faculties holding diploma certificates and Rs. 10,000 for M.Tech and MCA degree holders. The source informed that the state government is ready to allow the pay scale to all computer faculties serving under initial phase of the scheme but strict action would be taken on any stakeholders who would be found defaulter. There are rumours that the state government is likely to totally withdrawal the scheme and start own initiatives for computer education in school level. Though no official confirmation was found on the issue, a source informed that the state government is highly discontented with the state-of-affairs of computer education running in the schools.
Most of the computer faculties didn’t actually impart any education in the schools since inception of the scheme and SCERT, nodal authority for monitoring the scheme, didn’t keep any watch as well. The government was learnt to be highly anxious of the future of computer education imparted through these faculties who are themselves untrained under any specific course module.
Sinha met the agitating computer faculties at their protest-podium near RMS Chowmuhani this morning and assured them all sorts of government assistance. A discussion between the faculties and government is scheduled to be held at 5 PM on August 27 next. Six female agitators were shifted from the protest-podium this morning for medical attention in serious condition.
The Principal Secretary told protesting computer faculties that the state government has resolved to allow Rs. 5,000 as fixed pay to over 700 computer faculties serving in the state under ICT@ School Project and there is nothing more the state can do about the issue.
A highly placed source said later today that the state government is going to take strict action on all five agencies entrusted with the responsibility of running computer education in the schools. “The agencies were engaged for promoting computer education in school level and it’s been years since they engaged the faculties. Still, results aren’t satisfactory at all. All the computer faculties are doing is to create hue and cry now and then demanding pay hike, regularization etc. Students are the end sufferers in the process”, said the source. It also added that few agencies engaged in the process, who have performed poorly since inception of the course might be instigating the faculties for agitation to ensure renewal of their contract. “There is no stake that the state government holds on the issue. If the companies can’t manage their manpower, state government can’t be blamed for that”, said the source.
Revised ICT@ School Project – revised phase of the centrally sponsored scheme has got provisions for allowing Rs. 5,000 to computer faculties holding diploma certificates and Rs. 10,000 for M.Tech and MCA degree holders. The source informed that the state government is ready to allow the pay scale to all computer faculties serving under initial phase of the scheme but strict action would be taken on any stakeholders who would be found defaulter. There are rumours that the state government is likely to totally withdrawal the scheme and start own initiatives for computer education in school level. Though no official confirmation was found on the issue, a source informed that the state government is highly discontented with the state-of-affairs of computer education running in the schools.
Most of the computer faculties didn’t actually impart any education in the schools since inception of the scheme and SCERT, nodal authority for monitoring the scheme, didn’t keep any watch as well. The government was learnt to be highly anxious of the future of computer education imparted through these faculties who are themselves untrained under any specific course module.
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