Private School Teachers Deserve the Due Respect

✒️:. MOHD ISHAQ SHAH

The latest statement by Honourable Minister of Education, Jammu and Kashmir is not justified in any way
Teachers can’t be descriminated on account of variations in the sector viz a viz public or private.
Most of the teachers presently serving public sector have been private teachers prior to joining public sector service.

Facts from past: In 1989-90 , Jammu and Kashmir govt regularised FAT teachers and the fact is that most them were only 10+2 or 10th Qualified.
In 2000, SSA was launched and ReT scheme came into being. Majority of them were only 12th pass. Under another segment of SSA , EGS came into being and most of the EGS appointees were selected on habitation or mohalla based merit and 10th pass candidates were selected with conditions that they will qualify 12th prior to confirmation otherwise they might forfeit the right of regularisation.

So for as current scenario is concerned, private schools demand PG, B.Ed candidates for the teacher posts with subject specialisation. Every now and then we see advertisements on social media wherein application are invited from candidates with the maximum qualification and desired experience.

Yes, definitely I can say that there is a severe exploitation going on with the private school teachers like less salary, more workload, no job security, no leave facilities, no EPF coverage, no pension etc etc. But, that is not the fault of teachers. It is the systematic failure to regulate these schools.

Coming to the results , private schools yeild more better results than govt schools. For the sake of argument, let’s say that private schools hire least qualified teachers without qualifying and screening test / Selection Board Exam. The results are apparently better than govt schools. So the statement is invalid.
In Indian States like Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujrat, Karnatka, Hyderabad etc private schools offer salary in lakhs. NEET/ JEE teachers are offered 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh per month. Once in my life I got a chance to serve a private HSS in Haryana and even myself being a language teacher was paid 65k per month.
Undoubtedly, it is Jammu and Kashmir where private schools pay low salaries to teachers that makes them inferior to public sector counterparts.
Respected Madam, your statement is self contradictory. It doesn’t suit you to give such discouraging statement for you are holding such an elevated position.
If private schools don’t have well qualified and experienced staff , how come it possible that you being responsible minster allow them run the schools. Doesn’t it mean that you are ignoring one sector of education.
I am writing without any pathetic fallacy for , at present, I am also serving govt sector @ CBSE affiliated schools of center govt. And the fact is that I have started my career as a teacher of private sector.
Whatever the experience and exposure I got from that service has indeed facilitated me serve public sector in a professional way with an optimum impact factor.

Instead of downgrading the private school teachers, the steps must be taken for reformation and renovation. Just like fee fixation committee must be constituted and a uniform pay scale be framed for these helpless and marginalized teachers. Training sessions be conducted and orientation programs be conducted to improve their professional lot.

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