Hon’ble Lt. Governor Shri Anil Baijal meets with Hon’ble Dy. C.M, Delhi on the issue of guest teachers.

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15-02-2018

Hon’ble Lt. Governor Shri Anil Baijal meets with Hon’ble Dy. C.M, Delhi on the issue of guest teachers.
Already granted relaxation in age to the guest teachers in direct recruitment : LG
Committed to quality education in Government Schools in Delhi : LG
More than 5.5 lakh applications already received against advertisement issued by DSSSB for recruitment of teachers in Delhi Govt. schools
The Hon’ble Dy. Chief Minister, GNCTD met with the Hon’ble Lt. Governor Shri Anil Baijal at Raj Niwas today, to discuss the issue of guest teachers.

Hon’ble Dy. CM was informed that the matter has been examined in detail and after an elaborate legal consultation, it was the considered view that granting of weightage in marks to a category of candidates is violative of the constitutional rights under article 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Successive Law Secretaries as well as senior law officers have also opined against grant of weightage in marks in recruitment process.

As per the directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi on 11.12.2017 in the matter of CONT. CAS(c) 1133/2016 titled as Social Jurist a Lawyers Group Vs. Dharmendra Sharma & Ors., DSSSB has already advertised the 9232 vacancies and the entire process shall be completed by 15.09.2018. As on date, approx. 5.5 lakhs applications have been received for recruitment against these vacancies. It is extremely important that the process, now started to fill vacant posts of teachers, is completed expeditiously.

Finally, Hon’ble Lt. Governor stated that age relaxation has already been granted to the guest teachers to appear for the DSSSB examination. He wishes all the candidates well and is sure that the best candidates shall be selected as teachers, through an open competitive process.

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