The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) has actually called on the government to guarantee proper payment of allowances for principals and instructors appointed to the 2024 G.C.E.
Advanced Level (A/L) examination duties.Speaking at a press conference, CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin highlighted confusion triggered by current circulars released by the Commissioner General of Examinations concerning transport allowances for assessment staff.The Advanced Level Examination is being conducted nowadays.
A new concern has occurred concerning the evaluation staff due two letters released by the Examination Commissioner, he added.According to Stalin, the very first letter, dated November 11, suggested that staff traveling more than 10 kilometers to an examination center would get a transportation allowance of Rs.
1,000.
A subsequent letter issued on December 12 announced substantial reductions in these allowances.For distances over 10 kilometers, the allowance was lowered to Rs.
500.
For distances between 5 and 10 kilometers, it was cut from Rs.
750 to Rs.
400.
Similarly, allowances for distances between 2 and 5 kilometers were decreased from Rs.
500 to Rs.
300, and for less than 2 kilometers, from Rs.
300 to Rs.
200, Stalin detailed.He revealed concern over the effect of these modifications, specifying, Now, while there is a letter saying that the test invigilators who pertain to deal with the examination need to be paid, a new decrease has actually been made.
Due to this, the exam invigilators have ended up being seriously puzzled.