The Delhi Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to put on hold the recruitment of teachers till a criterion is readied to give weightage to guest teachers, in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling. The move came after the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) released an advertisement for recruitment of teachers stating the existing guest and contract teachers would get “age relaxation” for the number of years they taught in government schools. Sisodia, also the deputy chief minister, alleged that the move to recruit teachers without giving guest teachers a weightage was aimed at derailing the education system in the city. Sisodia further said that the move would lead to the removal of trained and experienced guest teachers and adversely impact the teaching at government schools. AAP MLA Madan Lal said that with the help of guest teachers, the schools system was going well and “some people want to end this”.

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2017 08:26 UTC