12-Day Agitation by Nagaland's Adhoc Teachers Scrapped After Talks

KOHIMA: Nagaland's adhoc government teachers decided to cancel their 12-days sit-in protest demanding immediate service regularisation. They called off the protest after discussions with senior state government officials.

The All Nagaland Adhoc Teachers Group (ANATG)-2015 batch with 1,166 members appointed to different government schools in the state from 1994 to 2012 has been staging demonstration outside the State Civil Secretariat here since September 26 and also launched a hunger strike from September 29.

The government invited members of the group and the third round of talks on Friday night concluded on a positive note. The conversations happened between a 30-member team of ANATG-2015 Batch led by its president Ruguotsolie and five-member government side headed by Principal Secretary to Chief Minister K D Vizo.

According to reports, ANATG leaders disclosed the outcome of the meeting to their members who accepted it. Consequently, the ANATG-2015 Batch jointly decided to call-off the agitation with immediate effect.

Reports also stated that the meeting decided to set-up a High Powered Committee (HPC) headed by Principal Secretary or Commissioner Secretary within 15 days and submit its recommendation by June 2023.

After that, a process would be initiated to resolve the matter of ANATG-2015 Batch once and for all by December 2023.

The meeting also resolved that service extension of All Nagaland Adhoc Teachers Group (ANATG) members will continue till the matter is resolved, however this dispensation will not apply to proxy and untrained teachers.

It was also decided that granting of 7th Revision of Pay will be based on the recommendation of the HPC while ANATG-2015 batch and All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) members will be given the opportunity to present their case before the HPC.

In the meeting it was also decided that the High Powered Committee (HPC) on being constituted will have a review meeting every two months.

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