Thousands of teachers staged a massive rally in front of the State Assembly here on Wednesday demanding regularisation of all types of teachers working in the State. Members of 14 associations of teachers came in a procession starting from the Master Canteen Square and held demonstration at the lower PMG protesting the State Government’s apathetic attitude towards them.
The School Teachers’ Federation of Odisha, a leading association of school teachers, demanded appointment of regular teachers instead of contractual teachers, Siksha Sahayaks, Gana Sikshaks and payment of full grant-in-aid to new aided (Block Grant) high schools of the State.
STFO president Prakash Kumar Jena demanded payment at exact Central scale and pension to all categories of teachers and employees, change of new pattern of school timing (9.30am to 5pm), non-engagement of teachers in non-academic activities, extension of all Government facilities to all category of students and takeover of management of all full aided schools by the Government.“If the State doesn’t fulfill our demands, we will take the teachers’ movement to a logical end,” warned Jena.