AGARTALA, Aug 3 (TIWN): After Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty held a press meet, arguing that all the allegations brought by SSA teachers were false and central govt had not permitted for SSA teachers' regularization, the teachers in a press meet at Orient Chowmuhani asked Tapan Chakraborty via media to show the regularization talk held between state and the centre 'if he can'. "We deeply believe State Govt was never refused by the Central regarding our regularization. SSA although a Central Project but every months Tripura Govt is grabbing regular basis salaries from the Centre since 2010-11, whereas it's not regularizing the teachers in the state. We have all proofs but Education Minister held his press meet without well preparation", said teachers.

1. Addressing the press meet at Orient Chowmuhani, the teachers said,  "In 2010-11 Tripura Govt requested Central Govt to regularize the SSA teachers and Central Govt had regularized them. Funds have been also being sanctioned in SSA teachers' names, whether it's not announced by the State Govt". 

2. The teachers of SSA also said, "Education Minister said no state has regularized SSA teachers. He should ask Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Himachal govts regarding this and he will get his answer".

3. There is no function of Central Govt for regularizing the SSA teachers. Central Govt will give the salaries, but regularization is fully upto the state govt.

4. Central Govt clearly said it has no problem in fund sanctioning if a state regularizes them.

5. "When state govt is saying SSA teachers do not qualify the NCTE guideline, then why the govt is not taking action against those officials who appointed us ? It was you who appointed us", said teachers.

6. "Tripura Govt also deprived the teachers to complete their teachers' training", alleged the SSA teachers.

7. "If we don't come under NCTE then how the science graduates come under it ? They were appointed long after we were appointed", asks teachers.

8.  Till 31st March, 2015 TET has been relaxed for Tripura.

9. "If SSA is under Central Project, how DRDA employees are working on regular basis ? Because, one of Tripura Minister's son-in-law is working under it", said SSA teachers.

10. From 2009 all the teachers' training have to be filled up by the state govt itself,

11. In the cabinet Bhanulal Saha himself accepted that SSA teachers are getting salaries on regular basis.

The SSA teachers to continue their hunger strike until they are regularized, the teachers announced at the end of the press meet.