West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee Tuesday said those candidates who have qualified in the School Service Commission (SSC) examination and have the requisite qualification will get call for interview in due course. After meeting the representatives of the SSC candidates at his office, Mr Chatterjee told reporters, "I listened to what they said. They need not feel scared."
"Those having requisite qualifications will certainly be called for interview in due course of time," the minister said adding he has asked the West Bengal School Service Commission to give him a detailed report on the issue.
Asked about the threat by a section of SSC candidates to continue their sit-in near Kolkata Press Club, which beganon last Thursday, Mr Chatterjee shot back, "Let them do whatever they wish."
The agitating SSC candidates, who alleged not being recruited as teachers in classes 9-12 despite having the requisite qualifications, first met the minister on March 2.
They had vowed to continue the stir unless there was some concrete assurances about filling up some vacancies.
About Tuesday's agitation by a group of teachers of Shishu Shiksha Kendras (SSK) for regularisation of their service and higher pay scales, the minister said, "The government is sympathetic to their issue."
The SSKs, in panchayat areas, had been set up to impart education to children not having access to any existing primary school.
"I will bring to the notice of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee both SSC and SSK issues. But one thing you must take note of those associated with SSKs are not formal teachers," Mr Chatterjee said.
Click here for more Education News
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
West Bengal: New Web Portal To Provide Real-Time Data On Schools Opt For State-Run Schools Over Private Ones, West Bengal Education Minister Tells Parents 'Ensure Classes Are Held Regularly', Partha Chatterjee Tells Teachers' Body Bangladesh Imposes Curfew, Deploys Military As 105 Die In Protests "Jindal Group Executive Showed Porn, Groped Me On Flight": Woman To NDTV Over 300 Indian Students Return Home As 105 Bangladeshis Killed In Protests Joe Biden Is The Best Person To Take On Trump, Says His Campaign Wife Among Two Jailed For Life For Man's Murder In Gurugram: Cops 1,100 Flights Cancelled In US As Microsoft Outage Disrupts Operations Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.