NTA resents promotion of non-teaching employees as Junior Lecturers
The Navyandhra Teachers’ Association (NTA) has voiced strong objections to the promotion of non-teaching staff to Junior Lecturers while teachers are overlooked. They argue that it is unjust to promote individuals without teaching experience over dedicated educators. The association is calling for an immediate halt to these promotions and the cancellation of any already granted.
- ▪The NTA is protesting the promotion of non-teaching staff to Junior Lecturers.
- ▪Teachers with nearly thirty years of experience are being denied promotions.
- ▪The association claims that the government has neglected the issue for nearly two decades.
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Members of the Navyandhra Teachers’ Association (NTA) have expressed strong reservations over the denial of promotions to teachers as Junior Lecturers, while extending the opportunity to non-teaching staff.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the association’s State president K. Harikrishna and State general secretary M. Srinivasa Rao said it was unfair to overlook teachers who had dedicated nearly three decades to the profession and instead grant promotions as Junior Lecturers to non-teaching employees with no classroom teaching experience.“Individuals who have never even held a piece of chalk are being considered eligible for Junior Lecturer promotions,” they alleged.They said if there were any legal or administrative issues preventing the promotion of teachers as Junior Lecturers, it…
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