Services of 23 RETs terminated for unrecognised qualification certificates, 15 belong to Rajouri district.

GNSONLINE RAJOURI 
SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI, FEBRUARY 26:–Directorate of School Education, Jammu vide his office order No. DSEJ/RET/5361-71 dt 23/2/2023 t erminated the services of 23 Rehabar-e-Taleem (RET) teachers of Jammu Division for submitting qualification certificates acquired from un-recognised boards.
Out of 23 Rehabar-e-Taleem teachers whose services are terminated 15 belong to the Rajouri district and all belong to the Kotranka sub-division of the district.
According to the termination order issued by Director School Education (DSE), Dr. Ravi Shanker Sharma, JKAS , all the fifteen RET teachers from Rajouri district have acquired their qualification from Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad in Uttar Pradesh, which has not been granted equivalence (recognised) by the J&K Board of School Education, Jammu.
It is pertinent to mention here that in the months of June and August in 2022 vide two orders the Director School Education constituted a committee to review the pending regularisation cases of RET teachers.
During its meeting on 7 February 2023, the committee members observed that 23 teachers appointed under Rehabar-e-Taleem scheme in Jammu, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, and Rajouri districts (Jammu Division) have acquired their qualification from un-recognised boards.
“The committee members in a meeting held on 7-2-2023 observed that 23 RETs of different districts of Jammu division have acquired their qualification from the boards which have not been granted equivalence by the J&K Board of School Education, Jammu communicated vide N0.F(Acad-C) Recg-equ/21 dt 5/7/2021 as these boards have not been recognised by the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) in India” the Director termination order read.
The committee has recommended the termination of services of these 23 RETs immediately as they don’t possess the requisite qualification certificates.
“Therefore in view of the recommendations of the committee you (CEO of Jammu/ Reasi/Kishtwar/Doda/Rajouri) are directed to discharge the services of these 23 RETs as per Annexure-A immediately under intimation to this office” read Director, SED order.
Out of 15 RET teachers terminated in Rajouri district, 12 belong to Khawas and 3 belong to Koteranka.