Agitated members of the association of non-teaching staff of the Government-aided schools imposed a lock down in schools on Friday. More than 10,000 non-teaching staff members of these schools are on a path of agitation for last some days.
On the day, about 1,000 Government-aided schools of the State were closed following the strike. Terming the lock-out call a huge success, the State general secretary of the association Sanjay Kumar Garg said that a similar lockdown would also be observed on Saturday.
On Friday, the teams of the employees visited different aided schools and ensured their closure. In many schools, the students were asked to leave by the agitated employees. These employees are demanding an increase in amended grade pay of clerical staff. They are of the view that the grade pay of the clerks should be hiked to `2,000 from present Rs1,900 and Rs 2,800 from Rs 2,400.