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L-G says no to teachers' age proposal

Sujay Mehdudia

Returns file to Government

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government and Raj Nivas are on a collision course over the issue of increasing the retirement age of teachers employed in Government schools. Lieutenant-Governor B.L. Joshi is understood to have raised "serious objections'' to the Cabinet's decision.

The Cabinet had cleared the bonanza for teachers on September 5, Teachers' Day. According to highly placed sources, Mr. Joshi is understood to have sent the file back to the Government stating that such a proposal was unacceptable and it should rethink the whole issue. This has sent the Delhi Government into a tizzy, as it had not apprehended such a scenario. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had also announced that the teachers would benefit immensely from this decision and described it as a gift for the teachers on Teachers' Day.

. The failure to get a proper clearance from Raj Nivas is likely to affect nearly 500 teachers who had attained the retirement age this year.

The Cabinet had proposed raising the retirement age from 60 years to 62 for teachers working in the Government schools. It is understood that when the file was sent for the Lieutenant-Governor's approval, several objections were raised.

It is learnt that Raj Nivas had pointed out that the Government was not competent to take such a decision; it had to take the permission of the Union Government in the given circumstances as it is not a full-fledged State.

Similarly, it was pointed out that the Union Government does not have a policy for teachers retiring at 62 years and therefore the Delhi Government could not take such a decision in isolation.

However, officials in the Government maintain that education being a transfer subject and under the jurisdiction of the State Government, it did not have to take any permission from the Union Government and the contention of Raj Nivas was wrong and misplaced.

It is learnt that the Cabinet is likely to send back the file for re-consideration by Raj Nivas without any modifications.

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