NEW DELHI: North Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to again put on contract 667 primary teachers whose contract period had ended in May 2020.
Due to shortage of funds and shutting of schools due to Covid pandemic, the civic body could not take a decision last year to extend their term.
An office order issued by the assistant director of education stated, “The commissioner North DMC has approved the reengagement of all contract teachers on contract basis. Their contractual term ended on May 10, 2020. These contract teachers shall be reengaged as per existing norms and conditions up to March 31 or till the regular teachers selected through DSSSB are posted in the schools, whichever is earlier.”
“It will be ensured that these teachers are posted in schools which have a large number of vacancies,” the order stated.
“The contract teacher shall be posted in another school within the same district. The contract teacher against whom there is a case of indulging in dereliction of duty may not be considered for re-engagement,” said an official.
Standing committee chairman Jogi Ram Jain said that the decision for extending their tenure was taken after they got nod from the Delhi government and the Centre.
“Both the governments pay for salaries of these staff. Now that we have got approval, heads of schools have been asked to initiate the exercise. We have received 227 permanent teachers from DSSSB, but there are still a lot of vacant seats in schools which is why we decided to extend their contract,” said Jain.
