The Odisha Sikshya Sahayak Association on Sunday said all 62,000 Siksha Sahayaks would stage agitations in all blocks and gherao the State Assembly during its monsoon session fromSeptember 9 if their demands are not met by the Government by then.
“Even as we are working same as regular teachers, the Government has not given us the status of a teacher. Despite repeated requests, the Government is also not calling us to the discussion table. We want a permanent cadre, equal pay for equal work and all facilities under the Right to Education Act 2009 and State law 2010,” demanded association president Sunil Kumar Pradhan in a Statement.
The other demands include relaxation of OTET pass norm for 2012 Sikha Sahayaks, financial assistance and provision of rehabilitation scheme for kin of Siksha Sahayaks who have died since 2011 and an equal transfer police as in the case of regular teachers.
Pradhan said the decision was taken at the executive meeting of the association held here on Saturday.
Among others, general secretary Yuddhisthir Sahoo, Secretary General Arta Ranjan Sahoo, working president Malaya Kumar Jena, media coordinator Jeet Ranjan Mohapatra and chief coordinator Jyotiranjan Das were present.