In support of their single point demand of revival of contract the contractual workers of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) gheraoed the education directorate on Monday.Braving heavy rains the contractual workers who were employed as laboratory/ office assistants under RMSA gathered at the office of education director. The agitated members shouted slogans and carried placards in support of their demands. later a delegation of the association met the secondary education director R K Kunwar.The director informed the delegation that the state government has asked him to clarify certain points regarding the RMSA workers. He assured that he would send his report to the government within a week.Meanwhile the indefinite sit in of the RMSA workers at agitation site near Parade ground continued for 106 day on Monday.
The President of the association, Gambhir Singh Bisht said that the state education minister Mantri Prasad Naithani had assured the members on April 20 that the demand of RMSA workers would be solved in one month’s time but nothing has happened. After the assurance of minister, the fasting members of the association broke their hunger strike. The RMSA workers are also agitated at the recent cabinet decision to open direct recruitment in the cadre of laboratory assistants and term it as a blow their job prospects.The contract of 1863 workers of RMSA was terminated in March this year as the central government stopped funding their salaries. The workers are now demanding that the state government should bear the cost of their salaries as lives of thousands of workers and their families is at stake.