The Aska educational district level meeting of the Ganjam District Retired Elementary Teachers’ Association was held at Hinjili on Sunday last to discuss long pending issues of the teachers.
Teacher leader Subash Chandra Mishra presided over the meeting.
The members expressed their concern over inordinate official delay in refund of GIS amount to teachers immediately after their retirement, payment of all outstanding dues, delay in processing of pension papers and issue of DPC clearance causing mental tension and fiscal constraints among the superannuated teachers.
Members demanded payment of free health service and treatment allowance to all senior citizens, opening of special reservation counters in every railway station exclusively for senior citizens.
They also demanded concession in train and bus tickets, payment of additional pension at the age of 70 years instead of 80 years to all retired employees and payment of GPF and monthly pension to all the retired teachers within one month after their retirement.
Senior leader Upendra Nayak, Kabiraj Pradhan, Siba Prasad Pattanaik, Ramesh Chandra Patra, Harihara Swain, and Radhamohan Jena participated in the discussion. The district president said that the foundation stone for “Shiksha Bhavan” would be laid soon at Budhighara for which the required land has been acquired.
Among others, association district president Shyamsundar Khadanga, convenor Rajendra Kumar Panda, Manav Adhikar Surakshya Manch (MASM) convenor Abani Kumar Gaya and Rajeswar Patra joined
the meeting.