The government has backed out from the recruitment examination for 50 percent of the vacant posts of Principals. Education Secretary Ravinath Raman has written a letter to the Commission to postpone the recruitment examination through the State Public Service Commission on September 29. The letter cites amendments in the rules related to recruitment to the post of Principal. On the call of the Government Teachers Association Uttarakhand, teachers are agitating against direct recruitment to the posts of Principals in Government Inter Colleges. A requisition was sent to the State Public Service Commission for recruitment to 692 posts of Principals. The Commission scheduled the examination on September 29.
Change in the attitude of the state government after the protest
In view of the anger of the teachers, the attitude of the government and the education department has changed. On September 6, in a meeting with senior officials of the government chaired by Education Minister Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, it was agreed to postpone the recruitment examination and amend the rules related to the post of Principal. Education Secretary Ravinath Raman has sent a letter to the Secretary of the Commission on Tuesday requesting to postpone the recruitment examination. In the letter, he said that it has been decided to amend the Uttarakhand State Educational (Teaching Cadre) Gazetted Service Rules-2022, so that the departmental examination for promotion to 50 percent of the posts can be made more competitive.
