Govt colleges asked not to appoint teachers on contract

In arecent move by the Assam government, the government-aided colleges in the Stateare asked not to appoint teachers on part-time or contractual basis. As per AssamCollege Teachers' Association, the colleges are going to face massive facultycrisis following the order by the government of Assam, which will adverselyimpact the educational performances of the colleges and the move will renderhundreds of people jobless.

Alsothere are thousands of college teachers' posts lying vacant in government-aidedcolleges in the State. A member of the Teachers' Association also said, "Only ahandful of new posts of college teachers have been created in the State in1992."

The colleges having huge number of students face shortage of teachers and to manage the situation, the colleges appoint teachers on a part-time or contractual basis. But the government's decision on banning the practice of appointing teachers on contractual basis will put the college authorities in a dilemma, informed the members of the Teachers' Association.

Meanwhile, Assam Education Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya, while speaking on the matter, said that the government has been working on a permanent solution by reducing the pay gap of the college teachers.