State to regularise over 20,000 teacher posts

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The Kerala authorities has decided to widen the relaxation allowed to Nair Service Society (NSS) connected making imperishable appointments to posts different than those reserved for the otherwise abled to different aided schoolhouse managements also, taxable to the verdict connected petitions pending earlier the Supreme Court.

Addressing a property league successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Wednesday, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty said much than 20,000 teachers moving connected provisional oregon regular wage ground successful aided schools would payment from the decision. All benefits owed to them from the day of assignment would beryllium ensured, the Minister said.

The lawsuit related to the appointments volition beryllium taken up by the tribunal connected April 14. However, since the archetypal signifier of otherwise abled appointments done the district-level committees acceptable up arsenic per a Supreme Court directive had been completed connected January 24 and the 2nd signifier had begun and successful the aftermath of a High Court Single Bench bid that different petitioners excessively were eligible for the relaxation fixed to the NSS and the authorities seeking the sentiment of the Advocate General yet again, it was decided to regularise appointments made to wide class posts too.

The authorities had besides got the ineligible sentiment that regularisation of 442 teachers who had submitted peculiar permission petitions should beryllium paused till the last verdict by the apex tribunal oregon it would magnitude to contempt of court.

A authorities bid issued successful this respect connected Wednesday directed that managements instrumentality steps to name the otherwise abled successful posts acceptable speech for them according to the tribunal verdict.

The Supreme Court judgement volition besides beryllium applicable to each appointments made by aided schoolhouse managements successful future. The managements that are yet to reserve posts for otherwise abled appointments should bash so. Steps should besides beryllium taken to implicit the 2nd signifier activities of the district-level committees to prime eligible otherwise abled occupation aspirants.

A fewer Church spokespersons person termed the hold of relaxation allowed to the NSS to different aided managements an predetermination stunt. Asked astir the timing of the determination and whether the grievances of Churches and managements of aided schools would beryllium addressed done the authorities decision, the Minister denied it had thing to bash with the upcoming elections. “The authorities did what it should do.”

On wherefore this determination was not taken earlier, the Minister said they were acting connected the ineligible sentiment received. The close determination had been taken present to extremity the difficulties of teachers who had been awaiting imperishable appointments, helium added.

Published - February 18, 2026 09:06 p.m. IST

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