The education department has decided to give the benefit of extension of service till end of academic year to all the retiring teachers. The arrangement would help the department in overcoming the problem of shortage of teachers in the schools. The new process would be beneficial for the students as they would not face the problem of absence of teacher in middle of the academic year.
As of now the department follows a procedure to grant service extension for the retiring teachers till end of academic year according to which the teachers concerned are required to apply for the benefit.
The process takes time. The education minister Arvind Pandey told The Pioneer that now instead of seeking applications from the teachers; the benefit of extension of service would be given to all the teachers who are retiring in the middle of academic year. He said that the new procedure would be followed in all the government schools and the aided schools. Pandey added that the move would help in maintaining the staff in the school.
The minister informed that the teachers who are not interested to get the benefit of service extension till end of academic year should inform the department about their intention in advance.
It is pertinent to mention here that the management of aided school seldom show interest to grant service extension to the teachers as they are more interested to start recruitment process on the vacant posts due to their vested interests.
