The education department has asked the home and hill affairs department to advise them on the matter. The school education department, quoting a Supreme Court order, said no appointment could be regularised without a proper selection process. The Janmukti Insecure Secondary Teachers' Organisation (JISTO), which is affiliated to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, has been demanding the regularisation of the voluntary teachers' jobs. Picture by Suman TamangThere are more than 500 voluntary teachers at 120-odd secondary schools in the Darjeeling hills. Darjeeling, June 19: The state's education department has informed that regularisation of voluntary teachers in the GTA area cannot be entertained unless they pass the School Service Commission examination.

Source: The Telegraph June 19, 2016 21:00 UTC