Dima Hasao: The Government of India had passed an Act for children named Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education- “Right to Education Act-2009 (RTE Act-2009) for the age group of 6 to 14 years in 2009. In the Gazette Notification No. PMA 627/2010/Pt194, dated Dispur, July 11, 2011 from the Governor, it is notified that this Act shall be implemented in the Non-Sixth schedule and Sixth schedule districts from the day of commencement of the RTE Act 2009. The sub-section 1 of section 23 of the RTE Act 2009 for which the Gazette Notification F.No. 6l-03/20/2010/NCTE/(N&S), New Delhi, August 23, 2010 clearly lays down the Minimum Qualification to be a teacher in elementary level. It is notified:
(i) CLASSES I—V
(a) Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education or Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education, in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure). Regulations 2002 or Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El. Ed.) or Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education).
(b) Pass in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), to be conducted by the appropriate government in accordance with the guidelines framed by the NUTE for the purpose.
(ii) Classes VI-VIlI
(a) (iraduate and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) or Graduate with at least 50% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) or graduate with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard or Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El. Ed) or Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year BA/B.Sc. Ed or B.A.Ed./B.Sc. Ed. or B.A./B.Sc. with at least 50% marks and 1 year B.Ed. (Special Education) and
(b) Pass in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), to be conducted by the appropriate government in accordance with the guidelines framed by the NCTE for the purpose. The Primary/Elementary Education Department of Dima Hasao district have not implemented the norms of RTE Act 2009 and NCTE guideline during filling up of the government sanctioned LP/ME Teachers’ vacant posts till date. Eventually, we have seen that like all other departments, the salary of LP & ME Teachers’ working against government-sanctioned vacant posts will be facilitated electronically through Online Salary Bill Preparation for an effective financial and recruitment planning process. This has become a new obligation towards the Government of Assam for the concerned department.
Meanwhile, the Elementary Education Department of Secretariat, Assam had sent a letter to the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council which directs the latter to follow the RTE Act 2009 and NCTE guideline and norms for filling up of government-sanctioned LP/ME teachers’ vacant posts during the recruitment/advertisement. We wish this legal guideline and norms to be implemented in the district so that the new generation, the educated fresh candidate TET qualified unemployed and the working contractual LP & ME TET teachers could get the opportunity to get secured job and so to serve the district in a better and desirable way. A press release stated.