Teachers to get salary arrears
Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE
Fulfilling a long felt need of teachers, the Education Ministry has
taken initiatives to pay salary arrears and provide loan facilities for
teachers.
Accordingly, the Education Ministry has allocated Rs. 170 million to
pay salary arrears of teachers in National Schools while Rs. 367.6
million has been allocated to offer loan facilities, Ministry sources
said.
Education Minister Susil Premajayanth has sent the allocation to
Provincial Education Departments.
Meanwhile, the Education Ministry has requested the Finance
Commission to allocate funds to pay teachers' salary arrears in
Provincial Schools.
The Education Ministry will put forward the data to the Finance
Ministry which will take steps to allocate money to pay the arrears. The
Education Ministry allocated Rs. 13.5 million in September to provide
distress loans to teachers in Provincial Schools.
[Boon for teachers]
* Salary arrears : Rs. 170 m
* Loan facilities : Rs. 367.6 m |
