Aizawl: Mizoram Higher and Technical Education Minister Vanlalthlana on Friday announced that the government will no longer employ college teachers who fail to meet the eligibility criteria established by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
He also said that the government is working towards the regularisation of teachers recruited under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme.
Responding to a query during the ongoing budget session, Vanlalthlana said the government will not employ those who have not cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET), a mandatory requirement set by the UGC.
The minister noted that while the decision was difficult, their appointments will officially end at the end of March.
However, the minister defended the teachers, stating that they should not be held personally responsible for the situation.
He explained that when they were initially recruited, the job advertisements did not list NET as a requirement, and the government made this qualification mandatory only after their recruitment had taken place.
Vanlalthlana also addressed the status of teachers recruited through the Mizoram Public Service Commission (MPSC) under RUSA in 2019.
He clarified that once these educators complete two years of service, they are no longer classified under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
The previous state government has already assumed full liability for their salary payments, he said.
The minister added that the current Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) administration is processing the regularisation of these teachers, a matter that has already been deliberated by the Council of Ministers.
While certain administrative details remain to be finalised, Vanlalthlana assured the Assembly that an official decision regarding their permanent status will be announced in the near future.