The members of Ganjam District Committee of All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) staged a dharna in front of Khallikote College here on Thursday highlighting various issues of the students.
The student leaders of the democratic wing alleged that while there are 19 lakh posts of teachers currently lying vacant in the field of primary education, four lakh posts of faculty positions are vacant in the field of higher education in the country leading to deterioration of quality in education system.
The agitators demanded re-introduction of pass-fail system of examination, filling up of all vacant posts of teachers, immediate discontinuation of privatisation and commercialisation of education system, rollback of admission and tuition fees hike and timely payment of stipend to all meritorious and needy students. The dharna was organised in response to observe “Protest Day” against deterioration of education system in the country. Among others, AIDSO district committee president Kartik Chandra Mohanty and State secretary Somanath Behera were present.