JAMMU, June 20 -- Jammu & Kashmir Rehbar-e-Taleem Teachers Forum (JKReTTF) has expressed its heartfelt gratitude to Hon'ble Minister for School Education, Ms. Sakina Itoo, and commissioner /Secretary, School Education Department Shri Ram Niwas Sharma (IAS), for issuing a timely clarification on the issue concerning the five-year pensionary benefits of teachers appointed under the Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) Scheme.

In a statement issued here, Forum Chief Spokesperson Muzafar Ahmad Wani said that the clarification has removed the uncertainty and confusion that had arisen due to an unnecessary query, bringing immense relief to thousands of ReT teachers across Jammu and Kashmir.

Wani said that the Forum had consistently maintained that the rules g...