Strike period treated as On Duty, Andhra Pradesh Government School Education Department has decided that the teachers will be paid a salary from 22.08.22013 to 10.10.2013(49 days) duly compensating 33 working days.
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
School Education – Services – Strike – Participation of Teachers in Samaikya Andhra Upadhyaya Porata Samithi and Teachers J.A.C. from 22.8.2013 to 10.10.2013 – Drawal of salary – Instructions – Issued.
EDUCATION (SE-Genl.I) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 67 Dated: 14.11.2013
Read of the following:-
1) Agreement between Samaikya Andhra Upadhyaya Porata Samithi, Teachers J.A.C.
and the School Education Department, dated 10.10.2013.
2) C&DSE., Hyderabad, Procdg. Rc.No.31/E1-1/2012, dated 19.10.2013.
ORDER:
The Samaikya Andhra Joint Action Committee has given a call for participation of teachers working in the Andhra and Rayalaseema area (13 districts), in the strike, from 22.8.2013, against the decision of the proposed bifurcation of the State of Andhra Pradesh.
Accordingly, Teachers / HMs / MEOs / Principals / CRTs / Apprentice Teachers / Vidya Volunteers / Outsourcing Employees working in all the schools / Residential Schools under all managements and Residential Institutions, Lecturers in DIET, CTE., IASE and all non-teaching staff working in the schools / Residential Schools participated in Samaikya Andhra Poratam from 22.8.2013 onwards.
In pursuance of the agreement reached between Government and Samaikya Andhra Upadhyaya Porata Samithi, Teachers Joint Action Committee, the strike was called off on 10.10.2013. Among others, the following decisions were agreed upon:
1. It is agreed that the period of absence from 22.8.2013 to 10.10.2013 will be compensated by working for 33 days on holidays and which will be treated as duty.
2. This shall apply for all Teachers / HMs / MEOs / Principals / CRTs / Apprentice Teachers / Vidya Volunteers / Outsourcing Employees working in all the schools / Residential Schools under all managements and Residential Institutions, Lecturers in DIET, CTE., IASE and all non-teaching staff working, in the schools / Residential Schools.
After careful consideration and taking a sympathetic view, Government has decided that the teachers will be paid salary from 22.8.2013 to 10.10.2013 (49 days) duly compensating the (33) working days lost during the strike by working in the holidays as per the schedule given in the reference 2nd read above.
All the Drawing and Disbursing Officers of the School Education Department are permitted to draw and disburse the salary for the strike period to the teaching and non-teaching staff, who participated in Samaikya Andhra Poratam, in view of the adjustment of working days in holidays from October 2013 to March 2014.
The Drawing and Disbursing Officers have to ensure that the teaching and non-teaching staff works on holidays while submitting the monthly Pay bills to Treasuries in the future.
These orders shall apply for all Teachers / HMs / Principals / CRTs / Apprentice Teachers / Vidya Volunteers working in all the schools / Residential Schools under all managements and Residential Institutions, Lecturers in DIET, CTE., IASE and all nonteaching staff working in the schools / Residential Schools, who participated against the decision of the proposed bifurcation of the State of Andhra Pradesh.
The Commissioner & Director of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad shall take necessary action accordingly.
This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department, vide their U.O. No.1295/634/FR.I/13, dated 11.11.2013.