Govt warns all Teachers: Stop taking Private Tutions or Leave your Jobs

Terming the private tuitions done by the Govt School Teachers as ‘objectionable’, the Tripura Govt warned them to stop private tuitions immediately or else, leave the job.

On Saturday, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath told the media persons that “Several notices were served earlier to restrain the private tuitions by the government teachers since 1996. Even the High Court ordered to ban private tuitions done by the government, its aided & private schools in 2015. We favour the High Court decision. We will not allow the government teachers to continue private tuition as it is objectionable & we will start conducting raid from June 08. If they desire to earn extra money, they can leave the Govt Job & continue their private coaching".

As a measure against the widespread private tuitions, the Tripura High Court banned private coaching by Govt & its aided schools along with private schools teachers in 2015.

The private school's teachers could do private tuitions only if they are ready to impart tuitions to students above 14 years of age & if they belong to other schools except for their own schools as per HC verdict.

The Minister added that the teachers couldn't impart coaching to students less than 14 years of age as it would violate Right to Education Act.

Ratan Lal Nath also said that some professional private tutors are continuing their tuitions without following social distancing norms.

He said, “We have specific information that there are teachers from government & it’s aided & private schools, doing private tuitions violating the High Court verdict. We have also learnt that there are some teachers who are not maintaining social distancing".

He later informed that the Govt released offers for 84 graduate teachers’ post & 75 for undergraduate teachers’ post in last April. Of them, 69 submitted their offers for graduate teachers’ post & 33 for the undergraduate teachers’ post so far. 

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