No blanket exemption for women teachers above 50 from SIR and census; teachers disgruntled

The Revenue Department has refused a broad exemption for women teachers aged supra 50 from the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and National Census-2027 successful the State. 

Following a practice from teachers’ associations, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) had submitted a connection exempting women teachers supra 50 from SIR and census duties. 

Responding to this proposal, Munish Moudgil, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, said portion Deputy Commissioners and Municipal Commissioners successful the districts were escaped to instrumentality a determination connected this, depending connected the disposable resources, helium said specified requests cannot beryllium considered if it were to impact the behaviour of SIR and the census. He besides asked them to taxable the determination taken successful this respect to the authorities for information.

A transcript of the missive is disposable with The Hindu. 

In his letter, Mr. Moudgil further said that Deputy Commissioners and Municipal Commissioners had already begun preparations for the behaviour of the National Census, and the Election Commission of India is expected to statesman the SIR workout successful the State. In specified a scenario, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) whitethorn person to beryllium exempted from the census exercise, indicating a crunch successful quality resources. 

Teachers disgruntled

However, this effect from the Revenue Department has near women teachers supra 50 years disgruntled. 

Speaking to The Hindu, a elder pistillate teacher of a authorities schoolhouse successful Bengaluru said that galore teachers died during the SIR workout successful different States and it is simply a large concern. “They person decided to transportation retired some the census and SIR during the scorching summer. It volition decidedly instrumentality a toll. Many teachers supra 50 years are already suffering from superior wellness issues. By the clip the SIR and census are completed, schools volition reopen, which means determination volition beryllium nary rest,” she said, adding that teachers volition conscionable DSEL Minister Madhu Bangarappa and question a broad exemption again. 

Chandrashekara Nuggali, president, Government Primary School Teachers’ Association, said that teachers were ever tasked with each kinds of non-teaching tasks similar predetermination work, census, and truthful on. There are capable ‘C’ radical employees successful assorted authorities departments who tin beryllium roped successful for the same, helium suggested. He said the relation volition conscionable Mr. Moudgil to propulsion him to reconsider the directions to territory authorities.