STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The All Assam Primary TET Qualified Teachers’ Association (AAPTQA) will be staging a symbolic hunger strike on June 21 at Chachal in support of the demand for the regularization of posts with secure salaries for the contractual teachers of the SSA (Samagra Shiksha Assam) and state pool teachers.
The association president, Trailokya Deka, said, “We did oppose the Cabinet decision to regularize the services of contractual and state pool teachers whose schools would be ranked A+ for two consecutive years. We made it clear that the performance of schools in Gunotsav cannot be the yardstick for regularizing the services of contractual and state pool teachers. We did submit a memorandum to the Education Minister on May 19 to reconsider the decision to regularize the services of teachers based on the outcome of their schools in Gunotsav within one month.
“However, our appeal fell on deaf ears, and there was no positive response from the Education Department.” The deadline we set will expire on June 20. If there is no response, we will be staging a symbolic hunger strike at Chachal, Guwahati, along with 200 teachers on June 21. Even after this, if the department does not fulfil our demands, then we are bound to intensify our agitations.”
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