A meeting of All J&K Plus Two Lecturers’ Forum was held under the chairmanship of its State President Deepak Sharma at Jammu to discuss burning issues and demands pertaining to Plus 2 cadre. Deepak Sharma appealed Lt Governor G C Murmu for his personal intervention for expediting the sanctioning of Assured Career progression (ACP)/ Time Bound promotion in favour of 10+2 lecturers as they have to stagnate for about 20 years in a single scale/ level before being promoted as Principal with a meagre enhancement of Rs 200 in grade pay. He hoped that a new year bonanza will be given to Plus 2 cadre by the UT Govt in the shape of Three Time Bound Promotions (from level 9/5400 GP to Level 13/8700GP) within a span of 20 years on the analogy of their other counterparts in gazetted cadre of different departments and end worst type of stagnation and step motherly treatment as only they have been deprived of the same amongst the gazetted cadre in same scale/level in UT of J&K. Forum also demanded immediate issuance of regularisation orders of Principals and majority of left over cases of incharge incumbents/ retiree Joint Directors, CEOs and lecturers, who have been kept pending for want of insignificant reasons and flayed administrative department. Forum also demanded provision of charge allowance in all placements and further demanded adjustment of already promoted left over Lecturers and repatriation of others for smooth functioning of Department as many schools are suffering for want of teaching staff. Forum also demanded release of list of Senior Lecturers as per one-third cadre strength and appealed to those coming in its way to rethink their decision otherwise young generation will never forgive them. Forum also demanded revocation of SRO-202 for all Govt employees including Plus 2 lecturers, provision of Earned Leave in favour of teaching community, restoration of 40 percent college quota, non vacational status to Plus 2 Principals and removal of their pay disparity and regularization and removal of pay disparity of Physical Education Lecturers. Others, who were present in the meeting, included NS Jamwal, Anil Sharma, R S Slathia, Pardeep Singh, Amin Shah, A R Giri, Ghar Singh, Dr Ashok, Anwar Khan, Kewal Kumar, Bhupinder Gupta, Sanjeev Badyal, Renu Langeh, Sudershan Chandel, Anil Sharma, NA Malik and Surjeet Singh.
