Shillong, May 17: The Garo Hills Youth Organization (GHYO) has petitioned the West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner on May 16 on the illegal appointment of Karimul Islam who was made an Assistant Teacher at Gasbari Non-Government L.P. School under Dadenggre Sub-Division, West Garo Hills
The GHYO wanted the deputy commissioner to cancel the appointment.
According to the letter to the DC, the appointment is not as per the notification of education department of Meghalaya government.
The GHYO had already filed a complaint to the Director of School Education and Literacy, Meghalaya for the immediate cancelation of such illegal and unlawful appointment of the unqualified candidate.
Karimul was appointed in violation of the ‘office notification No. EDN.190/2011/Pt/333, dated 1st July, 2020, Government of Meghalaya, Education Department, issued by the Principal Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Education, Department’.
The GHYO pointed out that the notification says that as per the RTE Act, 2009, Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET) is compulsory for a person to be eligible for appointment as elementary school teachers in Class I to VIII and this is applied to Gasbari Non- Govt School as well, referred to in clause (n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act, 2009
The organisation said since the appointee is not eligible to be appointed in any elementary school he is liable to be removed/terminated with immediate effect without any delay.
