West Bengal Teacher Recruitment Case: Mamata Banerjee Announces Compensation for Non-Teaching Staff Losing Jobs
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday, announced compensation for the non-teaching staff in Group C and Group D categories in state-run schools who have lost jobs following an order of the Supreme Court earlier this month.
Kolkata, April 26: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday, announced compensation for the non-teaching staff in Group C and Group D categories in state-run schools who have lost jobs following an order of the Supreme Court earlier this month. These non-teaching staff in both categories will be paid a monthly stipend of Rs 20,000 from the state exchequer till the time the legal complications in the matter are resolved, the Chief Minister told media persons on Saturday.
슬롯사이트œThe state government will submit a review petition to the Supreme Court on its order cancelling 25,753 teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run schools in West Bengal. Till the legal matter over this review petition continues, the non-teaching staff will be provided with a monthly compensation of Rs 20,000,슬롯사이트� Banerjee said. Teacher Recruitment Case in West Bengal: Supreme Court Allows 슬롯사이트˜Untainted슬롯사이트� Teachers To Continue, Directs State Govt To Complete New Hiring by December 31.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court division bench of the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar upheld the order of the Calcutta High Court's division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi, cancelling West Bengal Staff Selection Commission's (WBSSC) entire panel for 2016 of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching jobs.
The apex court also accepted the observation of the Calcutta High Court that the entire panel had to be cancelled because of the failure on the part of the state government and WBSSC to segregate the "genuine" candidates from the "tainted" ones, who got jobs paying money. On Saturday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the decision to pay the monthly stipend has been taken keeping in mind the humanitarian aspect and at the same time honouring the order of the apex court. Teacher Recruitment Case in West Bengal: Supreme Court Allows Untainted Teachers to Continue Until Fresh Recruitment Ends in December 2025.
슬롯사이트œJust as the state government provides compensation for the workers of the closed factory of Dunlop India Limited, similarly monthly stipend will be paid to the Group C and Group D category non-teaching staff who have lost their jobs. The state education department will have no connection with this decision,슬롯사이트� she said.
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