As part of their ongoing agitation, aggrieved teachers under the banner of the Odisha Government High School Contract Teachers’ Association (OGHSCTA) on Mondaystaged demonstrations in front the offices of all the District Education Offices (DEOs) across the State demanding recall of the Government’s decision to cancel their appointments.
The teachers have been protesting the Government’s decision to annul the appointment of over 3,800 contract teachers recruited after June 11 this year. The teachers sat in dharna in front of the DEOs’ office and submitted memorandums to the district Collectors about their demand.
“We urge the Government not to cancel our appointments as we have no deficiencies on our part in the recruitment process,” said women protestors in Nayagarh district. The teachers have also planned to gherao the residences of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra in Bhubaneswar on November 26 to press their demand.
last week, in a contempt of court case, in which she is alleged to be a contemnor, School and Mass Education Secretary Ranjana Chopra in an affidavit in the Orissa High Court had informed that the Government had decided to annul the appointment of the contract teachers who were recruited after June 11, 2015.