Youth league supports Keshavendra

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Thiruvananthapuram: As different from the stance taken by the Indian Union Muslim League, the Youth League on Tuesday supported the controversial circular on appointment in higher secondary schools issued by Higher Secondary director Keshavendra Kumar, mandating the presence of a Government official of the rank of Deputy Secretary during recruitment to posts in schools.
"While the fact that the education minister was not consulted in preparing the draft circular is a major mistake, we suggest that no major amendments should be made to the original circular by yielding to the pressure by school managements", said P.M. Sadikhali, State President, youth League.
It is to be noted that the circular does not violate or contradict any of the rules laid out by the kerala education rules, he added. 
Though one cannot ignore the contributions made by the various religious organizations to the state’s education sector, corruption is rampant in the sector nowadays. Most unaided managements are operating just for the lure of the bribe that could be taken from making recruitments to these institutions.
On the occasion, he also demanded that the government should accept the circular by rectifying the minor mistakes that have crept in it.
Higher education director Keshvendra Kumar meanwhile told reporters in Kannur that he stood by the order issued, adding the it was as per the norms and that there was no need or resend it.
Withdraw order, say Catholic managers
 
Kochi:  A meeting of Catholic corporate managements on Tuesday urged the government to withdraw the controversial order of the higher secondary director which they felt will delay teacher appointments and hence was detrimental to the interests of teachers and students.
 
The meeting, held under the auspices of the education commission of Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC), insisted that the managements be allowed to conduct appointments as per the existing higher secondary special rules.
 
“There is no clarification as yet on why fresh guidelines have been issued when there was no complaint against the existing procedure,” Fr Jacob Palackapilly, secretary of the commission,  told DC. 
 
The new circular insisted among other things on appointment committees with representatives of the higher education department and advertising vacancies in two newspapers having good circulation against the current practice of one newspaper.
 
It felt that the government asking for seniority list of teachers for promotion posts was another unwanted intrusion to delay the procedures.