Rehbar-e-Taleem Teachers Forum (RETTF) has hailed the Government and Education Minister for extending the SRO-43 benefits to ReTs.
A deputation of RETTF led by its chairman Gazi Abdul Aziz and state President Vinod Sharma called on Minister for Education, Syed Muhammad AltafBukhari here today and expressed gratitude for meeting their long pending demand.
They also projected other demands and sought intervention of the Minister, an official handout said.
Responding to their demands, the Minister listed series of reforms taken and those in the pipeline to raise the education standard in government schools and address the issues of serving and retired teacher fraternity.
He said special focus has been laid on issues of teachers and implementation of far reaching reforms introduced to improve the quality of school education.
Acknowledging the issue of delay in release of SSA teachers’ salaries, the Minister said that government is working seriously to look for a solution to this problem.
The Minister also informed that the Government is mulling to establish Teachers Welfare Fund on the pattern of Police department. He said orders have already been issued to the concerned to complete homework and come up with a workable mechanism for handling the Fund.