Dehradun: To address the concerns of teachers in Uttarakhand, the government has decided to file a Special Petition for Review (SLP) in the Supreme Court. The government hopes that the arguments presented by the government during this petition will provide relief to the teachers.
After years of service in the state’s government education system, the jobs of thousands of teachers are now in danger. This comes after the Supreme Court’s order making it mandatory for teachers to pass the TET (Teacher Eligibility Test). This order has caused concern among thousands of teachers in the state who joined the education department without passing the TET.
Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat stated that the state government is hopeful that when the teachers’ case is presented in the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court will grant significant relief in this matter, eliminating the threat to the jobs of approximately 18,000 teachers in the state.
TET was implemented in Uttarakhand in 2011, but thousands of teachers recruited before that were not required to take this test. However, now that the Supreme Court has declared TET mandatory for teachers and has mandated these teachers to pass it within the next two years, thousands of teachers appear to be affected.
If this Supreme Court decision remains in effect, approximately 18,000 teachers in the state will be required to pass the TET, and those who fail to do so will face termination. However, this will not apply to teachers with less than five years of service remaining.
Since the Supreme Court issued the directive, the state government has been working diligently to reach a specific decision on this matter. In this situation, it was decided to file a special review petition regarding the Supreme Court’s directive in this matter, which the Cabinet also approved. The state government hopes that the review petition will recognize the government’s position and provide relief to the teachers.
