On the call given by the All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisation (AIFUCTO), the teachers of the aided Government colleges of Uttarakhand would be on one day strike on Wednesday.
The academic and other activities in 13 colleges of the State would be affected on the day due to one day work boycott call by the apex body of university and college teachers. The strike call is bound to affect more than 50,000 college students in the State.
The State President of the association, SK Tyagi told The Pioneer that the more than 300 teachers belonging to 13 Government aided colleges of the State would be on mass leave and hold demonstrations in their respective colleges. He charged the teachers of Government colleges of not taking a stand on the issue which concerns all college teachers.
The AIFUCTO is demanding immediate implementation of the provisions of the VII pay commission. It is of the view that the prevalent practice of Academic Performance Indicator (API) score in promotions of college teachers should be scrapped as the teachers as it is affecting the academic environment of the colleges.
The other demands of the association are immediate withdrawal of third amendment of UGC regulation and roll back of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and Central Universities (CU) bill 2013.
The teachers are protesting against the proposed privatisation of the higher education and demand implementation of old pension scheme for university and college teacher. Another demand of AIFUCTO is provision of UGC scales to all categories of teachers, librarians and other academic staff members.
The President of the teachers of association of DAV College, SP Mittal said that all teachers of the college would be on mass leave on the day. He said that the demands of the teachers should be accepted in larger interest of students and higher education in the country.