AIZAWL: Lone Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram Lalhmingliana has recently written to Union HRD minister Kapil Sabil, expressing his opposition to the Mizoram government’s move to relax the recruitment rules for teachers.

According to the MP’s missive, the Mizoram government had already approached the HRD ministry with a request to relax the minimum qualifications required for appointment of teachers as one-time measure on the pretext of non-availability of such qualified teachers in sufficient numbers in the state.

The MP found the excuse of Mizoram government not genuine as it did give information like total number of vacant posts of teachers required to be filled up; total number of qualified teachers and extent of shortage of qualified teachers.

Lalhmingliana pointed out in his letter that there are about 700 qualified teachers (both DT Ed) holders and B Ed holders, including 216 teachers engaged on contract basis.

Lalhmingliana requested Sibal to look into the matter personally so that the relaxation of the existing rules as sought for may not be granted till exhaustion of the availability of duly qualified teachers.

Source: UNI

Posted on: on Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at 7:55 pm | Filed under Mizoram.