10,000 teachers to get appointment in September, declares Assam Education Minister

Guwahati: Assam's education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that ten thousand more teachers will be appointed in the month of September. Sarma made the declaration while doling out appointment letters for upper and lower primary teachers at a grand ceremony in Guwahati that was held in the presence of the state's Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

"On September, 10 thousand more teachers will get an appointment. Five thousand vacant posts in the Sarba Siksha shall also be filled up," Dr. Sarma announced during his address. Sarma also informed that the advertisement for the appointment of the high school teachers shall be notified soon.

It needs mention here that 5,319 teachers for primary and upper primary schools got their appointment letters today from Sarma and Chief Minister Sonowal.

Sarma had yesterday announced that the appointment process for lower primary and upper primary teachers in Assam will commence from August 28 after a long gap of 3 years. "On 28th August, almost after three years, we are going to resume the appointment of teachers in our elementary schools based on merit. Happy to accomplish another task assigned me," Sarma informed via a tweet.

Himanta Biswa Sarma's announcement has been made amid growing speculation over the reopening of the educational institutions as there appears to be uncertainty surrounding the reopening of educational institutes in Assam from September 1 as initially planned by the health department.

Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the government would analyze suggestions and discuss with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) prior to taking a call in this regard. However, teachers and other employees of the education sector have been asked to report to their places of work.

The Unlock 3 guidelines released on 29 July 2020 allowed many activities including commercial operations to restart but kept schools closed. As per reports, the Centre is in consultation with state governments, the health ministry, and parents to draft guidelines around school reopening. However, parents and some states are reluctant because of concerns over the safety of children.

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