HC asks Jharkhand govt to ensure welfare of para teachers

Hearing a petition filed by a forum known as Swarojagar Sangh, Chief Justice P C Tatia and Justice Jaya Roy also asked government not to stop mid-day meals for students in the schools.

The Sangh had filed against the frequent strikes by para teachers despite shortage of staff primary, middle and high schools, disrupting studies in the schools.

Praying for a ban of strikes by para teachers, the petitioner said para-teachers were appointed on contract by the block and the district officials of the education department and their strikes stopped the mid-day meal programme as well.

Praying regularisation of their services, the association of para teachers submitted that they were appointed just like other teachers, but were getting only Rs 4,500 while other (regular) teachers were drawing Rs 20,000.

The court would hear the petition in November for which date has not yet been fixed.