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Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to terminate 8000 school teachers under the primary education department, an official said on Monday.
In a letter sent to the state accountant general (AG), Assam, the school education department said that the government has decided to cancel 8000 vacancies of regular teachers under the directorate of primary education, Assam.
“I am instructed to convey the approval of the Government to the Department of School Education which has abolished 8000 (Eight thousand) vacant posts of regular teachers (4265 posts in Primary Schools and 3715 posts in Middle Schools) under Director of High School. Primary Education, Assam…which is set aside to maintain financial neutrality in the provision of additional service benefits to State Pool Teachers under SSA, Assam as per the Honorable Cabinet Meeting Resolution of held on 26.05. 2020,” the letter written by Bijoya Choudhury, Assam school education department secretary AG, read.
In July this year, the Assam government decided to appoint guest teachers to reduce the shortage of teachers.
Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said on Sunday that the cabinet has approved the proposal to appoint guest teachers.
Minister Pegu further said that around 8,000 positions are vacant across the region.
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