According to the reports, contractual teachers working in KV schools across the country have not been paid their salaries in months. Additional Commissioner (academics), KV Sangathan (KVS), U N Khaware said, “The KV Sangathan has received reports against some schools for not paying their teachers timely. It is totally unfair. We are investigating the matter, and will instruct regional officers to inquire.”
Contractual teachers are not direct employees of the KV Sangathan and are therefore not paid by the KVS. Their salaries are the responsibility of an individual KV school which has employed them, said Khaware.
He also said that this case is limited to some teachers only. “Around 22,000 contractual teachers are working with KVs across India. It (non-payment of salaries) might have happened with some teachers. The Sangathan is totally against these malpractices, and strict action will be taken against the offenders,” he said.
A contractual teacher at a Delhi based KV said that school has told them that non-payment of their salaries is the result of the acute cash crunch. “Our principal informed us that he has only Rs 77,000 in the school fund. As he would prioritize the basic functioning of schools first, our salaries are being held back,” said the teacher on condition of anonymity.
She added, “We have not been paid since April, and the principal informed that not to expect our salaries before Diwali.”
Reports of contractual teachers leaving the school without clearing their dues have also emerged. A contractual teacher at KV Kolkata region said, “My salary was due since May. The school even refused to pay the allowance of special exam duties. This is inhumane, we reserve the right to get respect as a teacher.” She said such circumstances forced her to quit.
An official from the HRD department said “KV requires nearly Rs 5 to Rs 7 lakh to pay its contractual teachers every month. Though the central government pays the salaries of the permanent staff, the contract staff are paid from the Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi (VVN) collected through the fees paid by the students.”
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