The Hindu 09.03.2013
Corporation teachers’ association plea to Govt.
The Coimbatore Corporation All Teachers Association has
urged the State Government to rectify the anomalies in the TNTET (Tamil
Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test). In a statement issued here, association
general secretary S. Devasahayam said that at present, an English
teacher taking the TNTET had to prepare for Tamil paper, even though
he/she was not going to teach the subject. With all those papers having
equal weightage, a teacher cannot ignore any subject.
He
also called upon the State Government to take up the calculation of
Provident Fund from the Corporation. Already, the pension of Corporation
teachers was being calculated and disbursed through the State Treasury.
The
association pointed out that the Corporation teachers were now losing
the seniority upon a transfer to a State Government school, even though
recruitment for both was done through the Teachers Recruitment Board
(TRB). The association also wanted the post of a permanent Chief
Educational Officer to be created for Coimbatore Corporation. At
present, a Corporation School Headmaster was holding the additional
charge of CEO. Mr. Devasahayam also wanted preference for candidates
from Coimbatore while filling up vacancies in local schools.