Teachers hold protest at Jantar Mantar

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 26

Hundreds of primary teachers from All Utkal Primary Teachers’ Federation, Jharkhand Rajkiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh (JRPSS) and Mizoram Primary Teachers’ Association (MPTA) staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday.

The sixth day of the weeklong dharna was planned by the All India Primary Teachers’ Federation for their demands.

The All India Primary Teachers’ Federation is a largest organisation of primary teachers representing three million teachers in India with 2.3 million as its members. There are 25 state teachers’ organisations affiliated to it.

The AIPTF is also affiliated to education international, which is a global union of teachers and education personnel in more than 171 countries.

The federation is committed to secure rightful place for primary teachers in society, decent working conditions and conducive environment in the schools for teaching-learning.

Ajayvir Yadav, general secretary, Government School Teachers Association, and former president RN Molla declared their support to agitating teachers.

Yogendra Tiwary, general secretary, JRPSS, said there was so much unrest among the teaching community throughout the country due to discontinuation of old pension scheme and there were many misconceptions regarding the new pension schemes, which had created insecurities among teachers.

A memorandum of demands will be submitted to PM Narendra Modi and Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.