Rejecting the State Cabinet’s proposal to constitute a selection board for appointment of temporary teachers, the association of Government school guest teachers has intensified it agitation. On Thursday these teachers organised a silent march in the state capital. These teachers started their silent protest march from the protest site near parade ground and returned back to the same venue.
The state president of the association Vivek Yadav said that the guest teachers are not satisfied by the decision of state cabinet and are determined to continue their agitation. He said that the guest teachers did appreciable work in the schools and helped in bringing the educational environment back into track in the schools located in remote areas of the state but the government is giving a raw deal to these teaches.
The cabinet proposed constitution of guidelines for filling the vacant posts of teachers by recruiting unemployed youths on contract. The proposal decided to give some weightage to the serving guest teachers. However the association of guest teachers is demanding that the government should absorb them into the departmental contract system.
The contract of more than 6000 guest teachers is ending on March 2017 these teachers are now demanding that their services should be extended beyond March 2017. They put forward pleas like being selected by a proper process of selection and good work done by them, to lend credence to their demands.