IDEFINITE STRIKE - GUIDELINES 3

Joint Action Committee
Navodaya Vidyalaya samiti Employees Associations
(Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Principal’s Forum,
All India Navodaya Vidyalaya Staff Association,
Navodaya Vidyalaya samiti Employees Welfare Association,
All India Navodaya Vidyalaya Catering Assistant Association).
Contact Address : Principal’s Quarters, JNV Periye, Kasaragod Kerala -671-316.
Mobile :09447275766 / 04912558822
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No.F-83/JAC/2009-10 / 003 Dated 23-01-2010

To
The JAC Central Committee Members, Regional , State, Unit Level Leaders & Principals, Staff of JNVs, Staff of Regional Offices, Staff of NLIs, & Staff of Head Quarters of NVS

Sub : General guidelines – 3 on indefinite strike
Ref : JAC meeting held on 23.01.2010 at Pune and the earlier letters on the subject

Sir / Madam,

A meeting of the Joint Action Committee was held at Shikshak Bhavan, Pune on 23.01.2010. The Committee has decided the following :

a) All the staff & Officers of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS Hqrs, NLIs, Regional Offices and JNVs) will be participating in the indefinite strike scheduled to be held with effect from 1st February 2010 demanding introduction of GPF Cum Pension Scheme and sanction of 10% special allowance to non teaching staff of JNVs.
b) As has been communicated earlier, students should be sent home on 31st Jan. 2010. However in the case of migrated students, there are 3 options available with the institutions, as detailed below :

i) They can be clubbed with students and parents of native district after carefully selecting the parents by the Principal and House Masters. This can be considered as a home visit of migrated students wherever feasible, fully in conformity with the policy of national integration envisaged by NVS. An undertaking can also be obtained from the native parents regarding taking care of the safety and security of the students concerned.
ii) Boys can be sent along with native parents as described above, whereas girls could be retained in the Vidyalaya itself under the care of matron and other lady teachers.
iii) Students can be adopted by members of staff and feed them at home. In this case, since the number is around 25-30, one staff member can take care of one child along with their children at home. This is also to prove our concern regarding students migrated from distant places.

c) JNVST work should be boycotted by all the staff members including Principals and camp offices. Principals have to specifically inform DC, DM and DEO that since JAC has called for indefinite strike, it will not be possible for the Principals to work as District Level Observers. Principals can also entrust the charge of DLO to a newly recruited teacher under probation. Teachers should not work as CLOs from 1st February 2010.
d) With regard to practical examinations of Class XII which should be held between 1st to 15 Feb. 2010, they may not be taken up till such time specific instructions are received from JAC. Our intention is not to harm our children, but at the same time, Samiti will have to think of alternate arrangements in the case of JNVST and practical examinations of Class XII. As regard to practicals of Class X, it is suggested that the same could be completed before 31st Jan. 2010 or otherwise this should also get postponed till the indefinite strike comes to an end.
e) Unit leaders and Principals are requested to contact the nearby JNVs to motivate the staff who are slightly reluctant to participate in the strike. Unity is strength. This basic principle should be well understood by every staff member and act together, join hands to make our goal a reality.
f) In the above context, JAC has a personal request to all the Assistant Commissioners of Regional offices and NVS Hqrs. to motivate the staff members of their respective Offices to seriously get involved in the indefinite strike, as they are also the ultimate beneficiaries.
g) All the employees should be in the campus / Office during the period of indefinite strike. Every day, there should be a dharna arranged in front of the Vidyalaya by all the members of the staff including Principals and Vice Principals.
h) The timings suggested by the JAC for dharna is from 9 am to 5 pm. The dharna pandal should not be vacant on account of lunch break, since the striking employees can have their lunch in the pandal itself.
i) The indefinite strike on the first day should be inaugurated by an eminent personality like an MP or a VIP. There must be adequate number of banners, plackards exhibited in the pandal. In this connection, it is suggested that the banners should contain the name of Joint Action Committee of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti rather than the name of individual association.
j) Electronic media, print media and in particular national level media like Doordarshan, NDTV, TimesNow etc. should be informed about the indefinite strike for the employees of NVS. One or two members should take charge of contacting the mass media effectively for the purpose of publicity. Let us remember the fact that good publicity is required to draw the attention of the Government.
k) Parents should be informed about the strike as well as leaving the students home immediately and convince them that their special coaching will taken up by the teachers whenever the strike is called off, as we are also equally concerned about the performance of our children.
l) Principals are requested to scrupulously check the email on a daily basis and inform the developments to the staff members for establishing a better liaisoning between staff and Principal. In many instances, it has come to the knowledge of JAC that some of the Principals do not share the instructions given by the JAC.

“ A real friend is one who walks in, when the rest of the world walks out”. The Joint Action Committee wishes that every Principal/ Officer should become a real friend to the staff members.

m) Principals should inform the Deputy Commissioners regarding the decision of JAC to hold the indefinite strike from 1st February 2010 and to persuade very often the seriousness of the situation so that Deputy Commissioner can pressurize the Hqrs. on the issue. This is suggested because of the fact that conduct of JNVST and practical examination of class XII becomes the responsibility of NVS and a decision regarding sending the students home on 31st January 2010 will certainly make a great impact on the indefinite strike.
n) Principals should also inform CBSE regarding the issue of indefinite strike. JAC will be sending a separate notice to CBSE at the earliest. Responsibilities as external evaluators should not be accepted by the teachers if such a duty is given by CBSE.

Other guidelines will follow shortly.
Thanking You.

Yours truly,


V L Balasubramanian, National President, AIJNVPF,
Principal’s Quarters, JNV Periye, Kasaragod Kerala -671-316, Phone:04672234057/ 09447275766.
Sri.R.S.Nayak, National secretary, AIJNVPF

Sri.T.P. Mani, National President,AINVSA,
JNV Kottarakkara, ETC PO. Kollam, Kerala-691531. Phon:09447332341
Sri J.K. Singh, National Secretary, AINVSA

Sri Sivanarain Sharma, National President, NVSEWA
Sri. Raj Kumar Radi, National Secretary, NVSEWA

Sri. Jagdish Roy, National President ,AINVSA
Sri. L.B.Reddy, National Secretary, AINVSA

Sh.Vijay Kumar, National President, JNVCAMSWA
Sh. Pankaj Kumar, National General Secretary, JNVCAMSWA