Various primary and upper primary school teachers’ organisations would jointly hold State-wide demonstrations from November 1 to press for removal of salary discrepancies under the Seventh Pay Commission.
Odisha Primary Teachers’ Association (Under New Pension Scheme) president Rajesh Mohanty and general secretary Khagendra Nath Pal informed this at a Press meet here on Sunday.
“Other States are giving salaries of Pay Rs 9,300 and Grade Pay of Rs 4,200 as per Sixth Pay Recommendations. In Odisha, we have salary discrepancies since the Sixth Pay Commission period and the State Government, without removing that, has introduced the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations. Plus Two CT teachers are now getting salary of Matric CT teachers,” they said.
They said teachers would approach their respective MlAs to eliminate the salary discrepancies from now and if the Government doesn’t listen to their demand they would begin agitations at grassroots level from November 1.
later, all teachers would gather here and begin a demonstration until the demand is met.