Government pledges to enhance academics’ welfare
DODOMA: THE authorities is dedicated to addressing academics’ challenges, together with clearing wage arrears and facilitating promotions, the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has stated.
Speaking on the nineteenth Conference of the Tanzania Association of Heads of Secondary Schools (TAHOSSA) on the Jakaya Kikwete International Convention Centre in Dodoma yesterday, he stated President Samia Suluhu Hassan values and respects the vital position academics play in advancing the nation’s training sector.
“Currently, the issue of teachers’ entitlements is being prioritised and the government continues to make significant efforts to promote teachers who missed the opportunity and those who qualify for promotion and ensure it clears salary arrears,” he stated.
He additional famous that between 2021/2022 and 2023/2024, the federal government promoted 227,383 academics and up to date construction for 20,436 academics.
“The President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government must ensure that every teacher who gets promoted receives their entitlements promptly,” he added.
The Prime Minister stated that through the 2021/22 to 2023/24, the federal government allotted a complete of 1.76tri/- to enhance faculty infrastructure, together with renovations and the development of recent services.
“These infrastructures have significantly improved teaching and learning environments, reduced classroom overcrowding and eased the burden on students walking long distances to school,” he stated.
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On the implementation of the Free Education Policy, Majaliwa stated that the federal government has continued to allocate 33.3bn/- monthly for all public major and secondary colleges to help operational prices and administrative allowances.
“When we started this initiative in 2015/16, solely 13.46bn/- was being allotted monthly. This enhance represents a 147.26 per cent enhance.
This system has been a catalyst for enhancing pupil enrolment and attendance at numerous ranges,” he defined. He additional stated that by recognising the significance of ICT, the federal government has taken steps to determine important operational programs alongside enabling insurance policies, legal guidelines and institutional frameworks.
On his half, Deputy Minister within the President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government Dr Festo Dugange, stated his workplace is dedicated to overseeing the implementation of insurance policies and pointers for the welfare of the training sector.
Meanwhile, the National Chairman of TAHOSSA, Dennis Otieno, recommended the federal government for its efforts in advancing the training sector by implementing numerous plans, together with wage will increase, promotions and infrastructure growth.
“We will continue to support the government by fulfilling our responsibilities diligently,” he stated.
