SMC teachers will not be replaced by regular teachers: HP CM

Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today assured the teachers appointed through School Management Committee (SMC) that they would not be replaced by the teachers being appointed on a regular basis.
"Keeping in view the services rendered by them in the tribal and hard areas, the government would not replace them in by regular," he said whilepresiding over the convention organised by SMC Teachers Association heres and assured that a policy would be formulated for teachers recruited through SMC.
The Chief Minister said that all other genuine demands of the teachers would be fulfilled after discussion and assured that the issue of preparation of leave calendar for SMC teachers would be resolved soon.

Speaking on the occasion, State Youth Congress President, Vikramaditya Singh, said that the grievances of the SMC teachers would be addressed on priority.
Earlier, the CM launched the Reliance Jio Wi-Fi facility in eighteen government colleges of the state.
The Reliance Jio will provide free Wi-Fi facility in as many as 30 government colleges of the state to make college campus digital.

In the next phase 12 more colleges would be connected with Wi-Fi facility by Jio.
Launching the facility, Chief Minster said that Himachal had become one of the first states in the country to connect its district headquarters with high speed Wi-Fi facilities provided by Jio.

He said that development was incomplete if it did not touch the educational institutions, which he hoped, would provide more learning facilities to the students besides helping them in research and reference works.
He appealed to the students to use the facility wisely and for purpose of learning only.
"Himachal is committed to transform the digital landscape and so to create world-class digital infrastructure in all its schools and colleges in times to come," said the CM, adding that empowering the students with the new technology and infrastructure would help in developing the nation as well.