Srinagar, May 30: In a latest development, the School Education Department (SED) has issued strict instructions that the posting of Associate NCC Officers (ANOs) should be done only in those educational institutions having an active NCC sub-unit.
The circular in this regard has been issued by the Commissioner Secretary SED Ram Niwas Sharma. The department has said the Associate NCC Officers (Teachers in various Schools commissioned by NCC) were transferred and posted to Non NCC institutions, which adversely affects the training of NCC cadets in the institution concerned. “It is, therefore, impressed upon all concerned that transfers and postings of ANOs shall be confined to institutions that have an active NCC sub-unit,” the circular reads.
It further reads that no ANO shall be transferred or posted to a non-NCC institution under any circumstances. “Any transfer involving Associate NCC officers shall be carried out in coordination with the NCC Directorate, Jammu & Kashmir,” the circular reads. An official told this newspaper that during previous years, various ANOs were shifted and posted in those institutions which did not have active NCC sub-units, affecting proper utilisation of the services of these teachers. “It was observed that during the last few years, ANOs were shifted from schools with active NCC unit and posted in non NCC schools. It affected proper training to NCC cadets in schools,” the official said. He said the department issued fresh circular instructions in order to utilise the services of these teachers properly. Meanwhile, J&K Teachers Forum (JKTF) has appreciated the department move saying that NCC has proved beneficial for the students at school level. “NCC has proved to be a good platform for the students at their young age and the services of teachers commissioned by NCC for training of students must be utilised properly. If these teachers are posted in schools not having active NCC unit, their experience goes waste,” provincial president JKTF, Javid Ahmad Bhat told Greater Kashmir. “NCC as a platform has helped students make their career in defence and serve the nation,” he added.
