BY GT REPORTER
The executive committee of Higher Secondary Teachers’ Association of Goa (HISTAG) has welcomed
the decision to award ATKT to students of Std Xth and XIIth who fail in two subjects.
HISTAG felt that it is a positive step by Education Minister Babush Monseratte.
HISTAG at its Annual General Meeting at RMS College hall, Margao, also felt that the Minister should consider exemption for practicals, to those students in Std XIIth who have passed in practical's and failed the theory examination. Students should not be asked to answer practical exams again in which they have passed.
The meeting also thanked the government and education department for issuing circular to the managements of Higher Secondary Schools (HSS) for clearing all cases pending for granting senior scale to higher secondary teachers completing 12 years.
"This was a long pending demand of the Association which was being pursuit," said HISTAG spokesman Shrikant More.
More said, some demands such 20 per cent criteria for granting Selection Grade Scales to teachers and laptops to teachers were on the verge of implementation.
He also added that, HISTAG had full faith that the government will settle all issues in regard to implementation of Part B of the Sixth Pay Commission for Higher Secondary Teachers.
HISTAG also highlighted that efforts are on to fight for implementation of Part ‘B’ by involving all the related associations such as All Goa Secondary School Teachers’ Association, Vocational Teachers Association and others.
Meanwhile, the HISTAG spokesman announced that the general body meeting of all the Higher Secondary Teachers has been convened on Sunday, August, 2 at 11am at RMS Higher Secondary School, Comba-Margao to discuss the various others issues.
