The School Teachers’ Federation of India (STFI) began its three-day 7th all India tri-annual conference in Puri on May 4. Former
Supreme Court Justice and Orissa High Court Chief Justice V Gopala Gowda inaugurated it.
STFI president Abhijit Mukherjee and linguist Padmashree Dr Debi Prasanna Pattnayak were present.
About 1,200 delegates from 19 States and two UTs have attended the conference. STFI VP K Rajendran, general secretary CN Bharati along with other office bearers of STFI like CN Bharti on Saturday said issues like privatisation, commercialisation and communalisation of education at present shall be the main theme of discussion in the conference and resolutions will be taken regarding all possible steps to save the education system and the teachers from exploitations.
Rajendran told that Puri is famous in the country for the culture and the Odisha Secondary School Teachers Association (OSSTA) has successfully hosted the event with support from the STFI. He hoped that the conference shall be a milestone in saving the public education in the country.
The welcome address was given by Padmashree Pattnayak. Special address was given by leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra and AlFUCO president Kesab Bhattacharya.
Kerala Education Minister C Rabindra Nath and former Jadavpur University VC Prof Ashknath Basu addressed the seminar. OSSTA general secretary Prakash Chandra Mohanty was present.