A delegation of the Odisha Primary Teachers’ Association (Under New Pension Scheme) held a discussion with a high power committee led by School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra here on Tuesday.
In the meeting, Patra assured the delegation that the committee will examine the demands and after that the Government will take a decision on November 27.
The demands include hike in pay as per the 7th Pay Commissions recommendations, regularisation of Siksha Sahayaks who have completed six years in job and abolition of the post of Sikshya Sahayak and naming them as junior teachers, etc. Among others, association president Rajesh Mohanty, general secy Khagendra Nath Pal, secy general Bikram Kumar Rath, Dolgobind Panda, working president Sahasharnsu Mohanty, Purnananda Acharya and Prasant Kumar Mahapatra were present.