Himachal Shikshak Kranti Manch

Himachal Pradesh : An introduction Introduction state of India. It is located in the extreme northern part of the subcontinent and occupies a region of scenic splendour in the western Himalayas. It has towering snow-clad mountains divided by deep valleys with thick woods, green fields, lakes, and cascading streams. It is bounded on the north by the state of Jammu and Kashmir, on the east by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and, respectively, on the southeast, south, and west by the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryāna, and Punjab. The area is 21,495 square miles (55,673 square kilometres). Shimla,at an elevation of about 7,100 feet, is the state capital and the largest and most popular hill resort in India. Himāchal means “Snowy Mountain” (Sanskrit: hima, “snow”; acal, “mountain”); Pradesh means “State.” Shimla was the summer headquarters of preindependence British viceroys. Formerly a union territory, Himāchal Pradesh became a state of India on Jan. 25,

Teaching and teachers unionism Introduction Measured in terms of its members, teaching is the world's largest profession. In the late 20th century it was estimated that there were 30,000,000 teachers throughout the world. Though their roles and functions vary from country to country, the variations among teachers are generally greater within a country than they are between countries. Because the nature of the activities that constitute teaching depends more on the age of the persons being taught than on any other one thing, it is useful to recognize three subgroups of teachers: primary-school, or elementary-school, teachers; secondary-school teachers; and university teachers. Elementary-school teachers are, by far, the most numerous worldwide, making up nearly half of all teachers in some developed countries and three-fourths or more in developing countries. Teachers at the university level are the smallest group. The entire teaching cor

PRIMARY ASSISTANT TEACHERS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH Himachap Pradesh Government had initiated a policy for recruiting teachers in primary schools against lying vacant posts of JBTs in the state after a long discussion about its features. The cabinet had approved the appointments of PATs with some major discrepancies in the system which have created a problem in their regularization and training in the state. The decision of their recruitment was taken as follow: The Drop out Rate at primary stage of education in the State has also come down to 0.89 per cent. In order to tackle the problem like Teacher Absenteeism /Reluctance of teachers to accept posting in Primary schools located in Remote/ Difficult Sub-Cadre Areas, the Government formulated "H.P. Prathmik Sahayak Adhayapak/Primary Assistant Teachers (PAT)-2003", scheme under which the Government has given approval for appointing 5810 Primary Assistant teachers (PATs) against vacant posts of JBTs in the Primary schools of the