Appealing to the teachers who lost their jobs to take part in the fresh process, CM Banerjee said they will be given the benefit of their experience and age relaxation.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her government will start a fresh process for recruiting teachers following the Supreme Court directive, while simultaneously pursuing the review petition seeking reinstatement of those who lost their jobs.
Appealing to the teachers who lost their jobs to take part in the fresh process, CM Banerjee said they will be given the benefit of their experience and age relaxation.
The teachers, who have been agitating after their appointments were invalidated by the Supreme Court on April 3, said they felt “disappointed and shattered” by the announcements made by the CM.
“We want all those teachers who lost their jobs to get their jobs back. But we also have to follow the Supreme Court directive on issuing the notification by May 31. I want to tell you that we have been compelled to do this (the fresh recruitment). Do not think we are agreeably doing this,” she said, addressing a press conference.
“Both the review petition and the process of issuing the notification will go on simultaneously,” she said.
CM Banerjee said the state government has been waiting for days for the Supreme Court to take up the review petition.
“But, summer vacation is going on at the Supreme Court, due to which it could not be heard. In our petition, we have mentioned that we do not want those who were working to lose their jobs. If there is an order based on the review petition that the jobs will not be cancelled, and those who were working can continue, then we will follow that,” she said.
CM Banerjee’s statement came amid massive protests by the teaching and non-teaching staff of state-backed schools, who lost their jobs because of the SC order in the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam.
Announcing relief in the fresh recruitment process for the teachers who lost their jobs, the CM said, “Age will not be a barrier. Those who lost their jobs will be allowed to sit for the exam even if they have crossed the usual age limit. They will also receive the benefit of their experience.” She said the notification will be issued on May 30, and the online applications for the fresh recruitment will begin on June 16. It will continue till July 14, and the panel will be published on November 15.
CM Banerjee said the government was aiming to complete the process by November-end.
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