Kohima, February 25 (MExN): The School Education Department has issued a clarification in view of the ongoing agitation by mainstreamed Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) teachers of the 2010 and 2013 batches regarding the release of their salaries.
The Department reiterated that while the State Government is making all efforts to ensure timely release of salaries and provision of the necessary budget, it is not within the prerogative of State employees to determine the Budget Head of Account from which their salaries are to be drawn.
A press release by Department issued through the state IPR on February 25, stated that the SSA and RMSA teachers of the 2010 and 2013 batches were initially appointed against posts created under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) of SSA and RMSA, and their salaries were met from funds sanctioned by the Government of India.
However, as the recruitment advertisements and appointment orders did not stipulate that the appointments were under SSA/RMSA on CSS terms, the teachers demanded mainstreaming into the State School Education Cadre.
Considering they were recruited through an open recruitment process with the clearance of the Personnel & Administrative Reforms (P&AR) and Finance Departments, and with the approval of the State Cabinet, a total of 2293 teachers who fulfilled the criteria under the Nagaland School Education Service Rules, 2017 were mainstreamed into the State Cadre of the Department on 2nd September, 2022.
The Department stated that the mainstreamed SSA and RMSA teachers are presently enjoying the latest Revision of Pay (7th ROP), along with scale pay and other entitlements, and are governed by the same government instructions applicable to regular State Government employees.
It further informed that the demand of the 2010 and 2013 batch teachers is that their salaries be drawn from the State Account Head under the Non-Plan Budget. Representations in this regard have been submitted to the Department and taken up with the concerned authorities.
In this connection, the Adviser for School Education, along with officers from Samagra Shiksha, the School Education Department and the Finance Department held consultations with the group of teachers on June 3, 2025 to discuss their concerns.
