Why were teachers’ salaries paid late in March?

According to the education reporter of Fars news agency, In a situation where the Ministry of Education had promised to issue the definitive or merit rulings of teachers by the end of March and it would be possible to see the financial results in March, the story turned out differently and even the teachers’ salaries were given in the final hours of the last day of March. It was paid half and half and after many complaints, and finally the deductions and full salaries of the teachers were paid in the last minutes of 1401 and the beginning of 1402.

But why were teachers’ salaries paid late in March and what caused the teachers’ salaries to be delayed? Investigations by the Fars reporter indicate that this issue is related to the ranking, and that too when the final decisions of the teachers were issued!

A well-informed source in the Ministry of Education told Fars reporter: To implement the ranking, the Ministry of Education once issued an initial rank to all teachers, i.e. rank one, and then stated that it will determine the real rank by the end of the year, and finally these ranks It was determined in the last month of the year, but a large number of educators complained about the assigned rank. Education officials also stated that it is possible to register a protest and all of them will be dealt with, but it was based on the fact that teachers’ salaries will be paid in March based on the same rank.

He continued: The program and budget organization opposed the payment of teachers’ definitive rating credits, and this caused teachers’ salaries to be paid late, and finally, it was paid on March 29, which was really too late.

* Complaints to the Program and Budget Organization and Ali Ahmadi’s response

At the same time as the delay in the payment of teachers’ salaries, some people attributed this issue to the lack of understanding and accurate knowledge of the officials of the Program and Budget Organization regarding the position of a teacher and demanded the dismissal of the head of the Program and Budget Organization, but on March 29, Alireza Ali Ahmadi, Vice President of Academic Affairs Cultural and Social Affairs of the Program and Budget Organization said about the reason for the delay in the payment of teachers’ salaries in the month of March: “Education and Education has not yet uploaded the salary list, of course there is money in the treasury, but according to the law, nothing can be done for higher amounts.”

Pointing out that March salaries are being paid today, he said: “The legal problem is that education requests more than the limit of the budget law of 1401, which the treasury cannot act on.” Also, if the legal issue is resolved, they can pay the rating arrears.

* The reason for education about the late payment of Esfand salaries

At noon on March 29, finally, the Ministry of Education officially reacted to the non-payment of teachers’ salaries and explained the reason for this. He mentioned the difference in the calculation bases of the extraordinary ranking and the related financial burden with the program and budget organization of the country.

The Ministry of Education and Culture announced in a statement: While congratulating all our dear cultural colleagues on the occasion of the new year, we sincerely apologize to our caring colleagues and their respected families for the delay in the payment of salaries for the month of March. Your servants in the Ministry of Education have spared no effort during the past year to defend the rights of colleagues and fully implement the ranking law as one of the pillars stipulated in the fundamental transformation document.

The expectation was that the supporting and resource-providing organizations would have much better cooperation with the education system in the implementation of this law; However, due to the difference in the calculation bases of the extraordinary rating and the related financial burden with the program and budget organization of the country, Esfand’s salary is paid on account.

It is obvious that coordination has been done and the support of the honorable president in the orders of the honorable board of ministers yesterday, regarding the payment of the difference in the ranking benefits of dear colleagues, decisions and actions will be taken in the coming days.

* The salary that was paid on account

Sadegh Satarifard, Deputy Director of Planning and Resource Development of the Ministry of Education, also stated on TV news at 14:00 of the same day, March 29: We had a difference in the calculation basis with the program and budget organization, and therefore, the salaries of Esfand were paid on account.

He added: The payment of teachers’ salaries has started and today all teachers receive their salaries on account.

* The ball that was thrown back to the field of education

After the salaries were paid, the teachers began to complain, because the salary minus the ranking was much lower than expected. On the same day, the 29th of Esfand, the Information and Public Relations Center of the Ministry of Education announced: “Due to a software error, unfortunately, the payment of Esfand salaries was accompanied by a shortfall, which, with the good cooperation and convergence of government bodies, sought to compensate for it and pay the difference. We are in the next hours.

Following the application of excessive deductions in the pay slips of the month of March, education and training, the planning and budget organization and the treasury of the whole country are seeking to compensate it and pay the deducted salaries in the coming hours. In the end, while apologizing again to our dear colleagues, we are sure that they will accompany us with their teacher’s patience.

It is worth noting that a meeting regarding the application of merit ranks will be held on the first working days of the new year under the chairmanship of the First Vice President and colleagues of the Program and Budget Organization to resolve the calculation dispute and the result will be announced.

In this notice, the Education Department admitted that a software error had caused teachers’ salaries to have many deductions, apart from the fact that the rating was not taken into account!

* Mr. Minister’s explanation in the news at 21:00 on March 29 about teachers’ salaries in March

The Minister of Education went to Channel 1 at 21:00 on March 29 and said: The delay in the payment of salaries was due to the fact that we would pay the demands of the ratings at the same time as the salaries. In the basis of the calculation, there was a dispute, which is partly related to the law and partly due to credit.

Nouri added: This problem was created before Wednesday, which was raised in the government board on Wednesday. The president had a strict order and the first vice president followed up, but we did not reach an agreement during this period, so we paid Esfand’s salary as before.

He added: There was a disturbance in these rights and arrears were deducted from colleagues, which we immediately followed up, and Alhamdulillah, they followed up with the order of the president and the sympathizers of the government board. God willing, the payment of the teachers’ salaries will be completed.

* Minister’s Nowruz message from National Bank!

The problems for teachers’ salaries continued so much that finally the New Year message of the Minister of Education was announced for the first time in the history of education along with the National Bank and with an apology for salary delays.

Yousef Nouri, the Minister of Education, while congratulating the teachers and their families on the New Year and apologizing for the late payment of their salaries, stated: “With the order of the President and the mission of the First Vice President, all banks and the Central Bank have found a mission with full seriousness to avoid arrears.” to pay what was deducted from the teachers.

He continued: “The Treasury provided the credit and after the distribution was done at the Central Bank, we went to the National Bank; This is because more than 97% of educators receive salaries from this bank.

Nouri stated that the deposit operation was done to the teachers’ account and said: God willing, the SMS sending process will start from 5 am and will continue until 6 am, and the teachers can see the deposited amounts in their accounts.

Stating that 26,000 cultural workers receive salaries through the operating banks, he clarified: Based on this, the salaries of the cultural workers were paid in full and I thank all the friends in the central and national banks and the operating banks.

* Announcing the phone number to follow up on rights issues

The salaries of the teachers were paid, but some educators are still complaining about their salaries, even minus the rating. In this regard, the Minister of Education stated that an amount was deducted from the teachers’ salaries and said: the salary deficit was returned to the teachers’ account and was deposited for them.

Nouri added: If educators have any problems regarding their Esfand rights, they should call 02188894075 and 02182287085 and we are at their service. It may be unclear or the deposit has not been made for the colleague.

Based on this, if educators are still complaining about their rights, of course, except for the calculation of the actual rating, they can follow up through the phone number announced by the Minister of Education. And the breeding will be completed.

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