Lucknow. Changes have been made in the contract period of Shikshamitras and Instructors working in the schools of Basic Education Council. The services of both will now be effective from June 16 till May 31 next year. Winter vacations falling in the months of December to January will not be included in the services of both. Shikshamitras and Instructors will be working for 11 months and honorarium for the same number of months will be given.
The academic session of council primary and upper primary schools is fixed from April 1 to March 31, but summer vacations have been changed, along with winter vacations also started. Due to this, the government has changed the contract period of Shikshamitras and Instructors. In the order issued by RV Singh, Special Secretary, Basic Education, it has been said that now the services of both will start from June 16 and will remain till May 31 next year.
During this, there will be winter vacation in schools from December 31 to January 14. It is directed that winter leave should not be counted in the services of Shikshamitras and Instructors. It is to be known that earlier the services of Shikshamitras and Instructors were from 1st July to 31st May.
About one lakh 48 thousand Shikshamitras are employed in primary schools, while 30 thousand instructors are deployed in upper primary schools. It has also been directed by the Special Secretary that if the work and conduct of Shikshamitra is not satisfactory during every academic session, then the Village Education Committee should provide factual objections to the Basic Education Officer by May 31, BSA will place all the proposals before the District Magistrate by June 5.
If the DM is satisfied that the Shikshamitra has taken laxity in performing the duty, then that Shikshamitra will not be renewed. Otherwise, from June 16, all Shikshamitras will be automatically renewed. The department will have to take a decision by June 15 in any case.
Similarly, the process of renewal of part time instructors must be started every year one month before the expiry of the contract. If the instructions are not renewed by May 31, the Basic Education Officer will be responsible and the automatic renewal of the concerned instructor will be considered. It will be mandatory to complete the contract between 31 May and 15 June.
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