Gov't releases GHȻ14m to pay teachers’ arrears
The Ministry of Finance has released GHc14,172, 313.23 for the
payment of outstanding transfer grants, allowances and salary arrears
for validated teachers engaged between January 2013 and December 2016.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia made the disclosure at the Fifth
Quadrennial and 52nd National Delegates Conference of the Ghana National
Association of Teachers (GNAT) at Cape Coast on Thursday.
He said the release of the funds showed government’s commitment and
demonstration to improve the working conditions of teachers.
“Government places a very high premium on education because a
motivated teacher is committed to delivering on the vision of the
President and the Government,’’ he stated.
The Vice President noted that the issue of validation and arrears of
teachers had bedevilled the educational sector for years, with newly
engaged teachers bemoaning the long delays they had to endure before
receiving their salaries.
He, therefore, gave the assurance that the Government would do
everything humanly possible to better the lives of teachers to ensure
quality output.
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