Plea to appoint six BT Assistants for every 150 students in Adi Dravidar Welfare Schools

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the State to file a report to a public interest litigation petition that sought a direction to the authorities to appoint six BT Assistant teachers for every 150 students in the Adi Dravidar Welfare Schools.

A Division Bench of Justices C.V. Karthikeyan and R. Sakthivel was hearing a petition filed by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Teacher Warden Federation, Madurai.

The petitioner said there are about 108 high schools, 98 higher secondary schools and 99 middle schools run by the Adi Dravidar Welfare Department. There was a shortage of BT Assistants for Classes VI to X. There are five BT Assistants for a student strength of 150 and below.