Orissa Teachers Strike against low Pay
Block Grant Teachers protest in Sambalpur
Secondary teachers in the Indian state of Orissa are on strike to demand that the government honours its promises
The teachers who work in so-called block grant schools are demanding that the government reverts to the system where they pay 100% of the expenses for the school in grant-in-aid. This the government had promised to do – but has subsequently gone back on its promise. While teachers in government secondary schools receive a meagre salary of about $340, teachers in block grant schools only receive a third of that amount. Not only that but they have no pension of any kind.
As well as closing nearly 2000 high schools the teachers have burned uniforms, locked up district inspectors’ offices and are calling a hunger strike for August 17th. Union leaders are threatening the government that if they do not accede to their demands they will turn their struggle into a people’s struggle -as parents too are angry about the low funding for their children’s education.
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August 04 2011 10:32 am | General
The block grant teachers on right demand. It is the govt. who is acting like a bastard. on 31 Aug 2011 at 7:32 pm #
Udit Nagar, BBSR
kartik jena on 01 Sep 2011 at 8:32 am #
There shoud not a system like block grant. Govt. shoud keep sufficient fund towards education because Children are suffering due to Govt.insufficient fund.
It is my request to take steps to open the school as soon as possible.
Regards
Kartik Jena.
Radhakanta on 07 Sep 2011 at 1:47 pm #
Why Govt school student will get Cycle ,They should not get .Rule should be applicable for all student …..This is not correct …
Govt providing 100 crore of money for spending road construction how it is possible ?????????????????
Govt shold provide money for this ..