The 662 Category All Odisha Non-Government Lecturers’ and Employees’ Association (AONGLEA) on Sunday began its march to achieve their demands relating to service conditions and pension from the Government.
Participating in the Cuttack district-level conference of the association at the Kakhadi College, State-level leaders like convenor Golak Nayak, secretary Gagan Beura (+3), secretary Satapuddin Ahmed (+2), treasurer Ranjan Pradhan, Principals Bijay Pattnaik, Sanjay Sarangi, Jyotsna Bastia, Laxminarayan Panda, Bijay Parida, Kailash Mohapatra, Ranjit Swain of different colleges and several leaders of Cuttack and other districts vowed to press for the demands through democratic means till they are achieved.
Though these teachers and employees get salary as per the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendation, they have not yet been considered under the pension scheme. Meantime, they are being superannuated one by one, said association convenor Nayak, adding, “The trumpet of the association’s movement blew from the land of Lord Dhabaleswar today.”
The meeting also felicitated the association’s Cuttack district president Ashok Parija, who superannuated from the Choudwar Women's College recently. Host College Principal Ranjit Swain presided over the meeting.