The organisation of lecturers and lecturer Teachers (lTs), the Rajkeeya Shikshak Sangh (RSS) started its indefinite hunger strike at the education directorate on Tuesday.
The Vice President Raj Kumar Chaudhary and Divisional President Garhwal, Ravindra Rana initiated the indefinite hunger strike. large number of teachers assembled at the site of agitation and shouted slogans against the department. later the additional Chief Secretary Dr Ranvir Singh invited a delegation of the organisation for talks however the talk failed.
The general secretary of RSS, Sohan Singh Majila said that the agitation would continue till the state government releases Government Order (GO) which fulfills the demands of the teachers.
The teachers affiliated with the organisation are on a path of agitation from last month in which the teachers were taking classes wearing black arm bands. The RSS had also boycotted the Teachers' day programmes in the government schools.
The RSS is demanding provision of three days earned leave, assured career progression, regular annual transfers and payment of travel allowance in accordance with the geographical condition of the state. The organisation is also demanding that the selected candidates of BRP and CRP examinations should be appointed without any further delay.
On the demand of three earned leaves the state government reportedly agreed to provide two special leaves which the teacher organisations have refused.