Staff Reporter 

ITANAGAR, Aug 2: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has made a strong appeal to the public, political leaders, and bureaucrats to desist from interfering in the posting and transfer process of teachers under the Directorate of Secondary Education and the Directorate of Elementary Education.
In a press conference held at the Arunachal Press Club, AAPSU General Secretary Ritum Tali emphasized that the deployment of teachers—including PGTs, TGTs, PRTs, and PETs—is being carried out in the larger interest of students’ education and must remain free from personal or political manipulation.
Raising serious concerns, Tali alleged that despite the state government’s sincere efforts to revamp the education sector, certain individuals with political or bureaucratic influence continue to exploit the transfer process to serve their own interests. This has resulted in an imbalance, with a surplus of teachers in urban schools and a critical shortage in rural areas—deepening the urban-rural education divide and adversely affecting academic outcomes in villages.
“We urge everyone to stop interfering in teacher postings. Any attempt to influence the process will be met with a strong response from AAPSU,” warned Tali, urging the Commissioner of Education to maintain transparency and notify the union if any group or individual attempts to disrupt or delay teacher deployment.
The union reiterated its long-standing demand for the rationalisation of teacher postings, advocating for an equitable distribution of educators to strengthen government schools across the state. While acknowledging the government's initiative to carry out teacher transfers in a phased and structured manner, AAPSU insisted that the process must remain free from political lobbying or favoritism.
Tali clarified that the union supports transfers based on genuine medical grounds but firmly opposes any requests motivated by non-essential or trivial reasons.
Highlighting the consequences of teacher imbalances, AAPSU pointed out that many rural families are being forced to send their children to urban schools, leading to increased dropout rates and children being housed in hostels at a young age—often in unsafe or unsuitable conditions.
“We must bridge the rural-urban education gap and strengthen all government schools to prevent this worrying trend,” said Tali.
AAPSU also appreciated Education Minister P.D. Sona for initiating the integration and restructuring of government schools, expressing hope that the reforms will yield visible improvements in the years ahead.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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