Port Blair, Aug. 2: The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, has approved the continuation of 594 Part Time Pre-Primary School Teachers and Part Time Pre-Primary Ayahs of the Education Department. The Lt Governor has also issued direction to the Education Department to expedite the process of engaging such Part Time Pre-Primary School Teachers and Part Time Pre-Primary Ayahs for the 17 new schools.

He has also directed the Authorities to ensure that such proposals are put up in a consolidate form and in a time bound manner and not in phases.