Tarun Karthick
Campbell Bay, 14 October 2021
The teaching and non-teaching staff of Nirmala Senior Secondary School have been working without salary since April 2021. Nirmala Senior Secondary School is a Government Aided school and it is being reported that the salary of the staff of the school has not been paid because the Education Department is not releasing the funds of the aid extended to the school.
The staff are reportedly in distress because of not receiving salary for a long period. Earlier Nicobar Times had reported how the staff of Muslim Education Society School (MES School) were in distress because of not receiving their salary for a long period.
Sources have informed that the staff of MES School, Azad Nagar have still not received their salary.
Both Nirmala Senior Secondary School and MES School are Govt. Aided Minority Educational Institutions. The non-payment of salary to the staffs of both the schools is becoming a serious issue as it is drastically affecting the lives of the staff.
The staff are continuing with their work even after not receiving the salary for such a long period. The staff of Nirmala Senior Secondary School have started tweeting their problems to the authorities under #savethesoulsofnirmala.
It’s now more than 6months. After exhausting everything, still waiting for the pay. @HMOIndia @PMOIndia @AmitShah @narendramodi @EduMinOfIndia @Andaman_Admin please #savethesoulsofnirmala https://t.co/yGoQnLu4HE
— Tushar Deb (@TusharDeb20) October 13, 2021
#savethesoulsofnirmala
— Archana Minj (@ArchanaMinj8) October 14, 2021
The staff of aided minority institution Nirmala Senior Secondary School, Port Blair, A&N Islands, goes without salary since last 6 months. Facing extreme difficulties to meet the daily expenses. @PMOIndia @narendramodi @HMOIndia @Andaman_Admin
#savethesoulsofnirmala Staff of Nirmala Sr. Sec. School, Port Blair, A & N Islands goes without salary for the past six and a half months. Souls of Nirmala going through the toughest moment of life. Help the teachers.. Pls release our salary.@PMOIndia @HMOIndia @Andaman_Admin
— Punam (@Punam08664803) October 13, 2021
#savethesoulsofnirmala
— Betsy Mary (@Mary6Betsy) October 13, 2021
Just imagine what would be your situation if you are unpaid even after working hard. For the past six and half months teachers of Nirmala Senior Secondary School, Port Blair have not been paid their salaries. Plshelp the teachers!@EduMinOfIndia @PMOIndia
#savethesoulsofnirmala
— MonicaP (@Monica_20P) October 13, 2021
No salary since April 2021. Trying hard to survive each day.
Release our pay…let us live peacefully 🙏@HMOIndia @PMOIndia @AmitShah@narendramodi @Andaman_Admin
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The staff of Education Department including the teaching and non-teaching staff are paid their salaries on time every month, whereas the staff of Govt. Aided schools do not receive their salaries for months. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Education Department released advisories and instructions to Private Schools asking them to pay regular salaries to their teachers, but here in the case of these Govt. Aided schools the same department is reportedly holding out the aid through which teachers and other staff of the school are paid their salaries.
It is difficult to understand why the salaries of these staff who are suffering since long cannot be released by the Education Department. These staffs have families, some of them are sole bread earners and they are in distress because they have not been paid for more than six months.
The intention of the Education Department is unclear as they have not replied to an email sent by Nicobar Times asking for the reason for the non-payment of salaries to the staff of MES School, Azad Nagar.
Whatever the reason, Education Department should immediately release the salaries of the staff of both the Govt. Aided Schools, so that they can clear their dues and take care of the needs of their families.