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AGARTALA: A division bench of the High Court of Tripura has directed the state government to provide regular pay scale to the teachers who have been appointed under Sarva Shikhya Abhiyan in various schools since 2002 and now working under Samagra Shikhya Abhiyan (SSA) since 2018.
About 5,200 graduate and undergraduate teachers were appointed under SSA scheme in Tripura government’s schools till 2009 and have been discharging duties like regular government teachers but getting fixed payment without any retirement benefit, which has aggrieved the SSA teachers.
The division bench comprising Chief Justice Akil A Kureshi and Justice S G Chattopadhyay on Tuesday directed the state government to ensure necessary steps to incorporate the teachers with 10 years in service in the regular cadre within six months.
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AGARTALA: Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb sparked a fresh controversy on Saturday evening when he revealed BJP’s alleged ambition to form a governments in neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka.
He was addressing a gathering during a thanksgiving to the Centre for the Budget at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan.
“Amit Shah, who was then the BJP national president, had told us that the party was planning to expand its footprint and establish it’s rule in Nepal and Sri Lanka during a close interaction with several leaders at the state guesthouse here,” Biplab claimed.
Lauding the Union Budget of the next financial year, Biplab said: “It is a step towards the making of an ‘Atmanirbhar South Asia’. The policies and actions of India have been able to make Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal self-reliant. The Narendra Modi-led-government wants ‘Sab Ka Sath, Sab Ka Vikas’ (inclusive development for all).”