23 ReTs terminated for ‘invalid degree certificates’
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday dismissed three employees under Article 311 of the Constitution of India for their involvement in anti-national activities. Article 311 of the Constitution of India provides for dismissal of a person employed in civil capacities under Union or a State.
The activities of these employees had come to the adverse notice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as they found them involved in activities prejudicial to the interests of the State, such as involvement in terror related activities and drug trafficking.
Manzoor Ahmad Itoo, Junior Engineer (Public Works Department) in PMGSY, Bandipore, Syed Saleem Andrabi, Orderly in Social Welfare Department, Tehsil Handwara, District Kupwara and Mohd. Aurif Sheikh, Teacher in Government Middle School, Pagihalla, Mahore, Reasi are the employees against whom action has been taken.
Manzoor Ahmad Itoo had played an important role in mobilizing people in support of the terrorists and also motivating youth to join terrorist ranks, which posed a serious threat to the security of the Indian State. Syed Saleem Andrabi has been found involved in drug trafficking. Further, Mohd. Aurif Sheikh, has been found involved in planting IEDs, on the instructions of terrorists operating from Pakistan, thus causing loss of human lives and damage to public properties.
Government has adopted a Zero tolerance policy towards anti-national elements who have been taking advantage of being in Government. Prior to these three dismissals, 44 government officials have been dismissed invoking provisions of Article 311 of Constitution of India.
Meanwhile, the School Education Department has terminated services of 23 Rehbar e Taleem (ReT) teachers of Jammu division on basis of qualification certificates acquired from Un-recognized Boards.
Director of School Education Jammu (DSEJ), Dr Ravi Shanker said that the teachers are termination from services on basis of qualification certificates acquired from Un-recognized Boards.
The official communique in this regard reads, “A committee was constituted to review the pending regularization cases of RETs.”
“The committee member in meeting held on February-07-2023, observed that 23 RETs of different districts of Jammu Division have acquired their qualification from the Boards which have not been granted equivalence by the J&K Board of School Education, Jammu as these boards have not been recognized by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) in India,” it reads.
The communique further reads that the committee has recommended the termination of services twenty three RETs as per immediately as they do not possess the requisite qualification certificates.
“Now, therefore in view of the recommendations of the committee, the concerned Chief Education Officers are directed to disengage the services of those twenty three RETs as per immediately,” DSEJ said.
The ReT teachers who have been terminated from service include Shaim Akhter, Mohd Yousaf, Abdul Rashid, Nedha Noreen, Mohd Zabaid, Krishan Lal, Shakoora Begum, Abdul Aziz, Surjeet Singh, Jawar Lal, Jagdev Singh, Mansha Ram, Ram Parkash, Sukhi Ram, Kapoor Singh, Alaf Din, Israr Ahmed, Najma Kousser, Girdhari Lal, Attaullah, Mohammad Ashraf, Gazi Mohd and Manzoor Ahmed.