Teaching staff to get double remuneration for Ladakh postings: Bukhari

Srinagar, Jun 13: Announcing that the teaching staff, who are ready to serve in the Ladakh region, would be paid double remuneration, Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari said this step has been taken in a bid to improve the educational scenario in the geographically tough region. He announced double remuneration for the candidates who were engaged under academic arrangements for the geographically tough region.

"Usually most of the candidates hesitate to go to Kargil because of certain reasons. But now onwards double remunerations shall be paid to those teachers who opt and are engaged under academic arrangements for Ladakh region,” Bukhari said adding that the local candidates would be given preference for engagement for Ladakh colleges. The Minister made this announcement while chairing a meeting to discuss the issues related to the Government Degree College (GDC), Kargil here yesterday, an official spokesman said today.

Bukhari said that candidates would be engaged for the academic arrangement by the Nodal Principal Kashmir on the recommendations of Principal GDC Kargil in subjects where there was unavailability of the staff. The Minister released Rs 20-lakh through Higher Education Department out of Central Pool fund to GDC Kargil for remuneration of academic arrangement of the candidates. Bukhari directed the transfer of GDC Kargil from District CAPEX budget to State CAPEX budget of Higher Education Department. He also directed that all examinations of GDCs in Ladakh to be conducted on time by university of Kashmir through its off-site campuses at Kargil and Leh.

During the meeting it was decided that all examinations of GDCs in Ladakh would be conducted in time by University of Kashmir through its off-site campuses at Kargil and Leh. To overcome the shortage of teaching staff, Bukhari said additional faculty in English, Geography, Sociology, Urdu, Economics, Political science shall be arranged by Higher Education Department through the rationalisation of posts. The Minister also approved the construction of multiple-purpose Examination Hall in GDC Kargil.

He also directed the officials to shift the DIET Kargil to its new campus at Chutuk within two weeks time and the existing infrastructure of old DIET campus shall be utilized by GDC, Kargil. The meeting was informed that the construction of additional classroom block at GDC Kargil stand already approved and administrative approval stand accorded at an estimated cost of Rs 571.42-lakh and Rs 35-lakh were also released to Public Works Department (PWD) Kargil.