After high school teachers, college teachers have now strongly opposed the government proposal to involve them in BPL survey work.
"This is not our job. If we are engaged in the BPL survey work, teaching in the colleges will be severely affected," said the general secretary of All Orissa Non-Government College Teachers and Employees Association, ( AONGCTEA) Chitta Ranjan Mohapatra.
The government has reportedly planned to engage high school and college teachers to carryout the BPL survey, scheduled to start from September 15. The primary school teachers have been exempted from the 45-day marathon task. The Right to Education Act prevents them from involving in any work other than teaching.
The Orissa Secondary School Teachers Association (OSSTA) has also strongly opposed their proposed inclusion in the BPL survey. The OSSTA has also threatened to launch an agitation, if the government compels them to carryout the task.
"We will not engage ourselves in the BPL survey work," Mohapatra said. "We only came to know about the government's plan to involve college teachers in the survey work form reports in the media. We will decide our next course of action when the government formally announces their plan," he added.
The BPL survey, conducted by the panchayati raj department is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. The new BPL list is likely to come into effect from 1012-13. The government has planned the door to door household survey would be completed within the 45-days from September 15 and around 23,500 enumerators would be engaged in the survey activities.
Sources said the state government had conducted a survey to prepare the new BPL list in 2002. But it could not be implemented due to some disputes. The list of BPL, prepared in 1997 was being used for implementation of several government-sponsored welfare schemes.
"This is not our job. If we are engaged in the BPL survey work, teaching in the colleges will be severely affected," said the general secretary of All Orissa Non-Government College Teachers and Employees Association, ( AONGCTEA) Chitta Ranjan Mohapatra.
The government has reportedly planned to engage high school and college teachers to carryout the BPL survey, scheduled to start from September 15. The primary school teachers have been exempted from the 45-day marathon task. The Right to Education Act prevents them from involving in any work other than teaching.
The Orissa Secondary School Teachers Association (OSSTA) has also strongly opposed their proposed inclusion in the BPL survey. The OSSTA has also threatened to launch an agitation, if the government compels them to carryout the task.
"We will not engage ourselves in the BPL survey work," Mohapatra said. "We only came to know about the government's plan to involve college teachers in the survey work form reports in the media. We will decide our next course of action when the government formally announces their plan," he added.
The BPL survey, conducted by the panchayati raj department is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. The new BPL list is likely to come into effect from 1012-13. The government has planned the door to door household survey would be completed within the 45-days from September 15 and around 23,500 enumerators would be engaged in the survey activities.
Sources said the state government had conducted a survey to prepare the new BPL list in 2002. But it could not be implemented due to some disputes. The list of BPL, prepared in 1997 was being used for implementation of several government-sponsored welfare schemes.
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