After talks with Minister, secondary grade teachers halt protest

After astir 8 hours of treatment with the School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi and different officials, the secondary people teachers volition halt their protestation for a time arsenic the authorities has sought clip to travel up with a solution.

“We person submitted each the documents regarding the wage disparity to the School Education Department officials. They person asked for immoderate time. We anticipation for a affirmative effect connected Pongal day. If not, our fierce protests volition proceed from January 16,” said J. Robert, wide caput of the Secondary Grade Seniority Teachers’ Association.

Part-time teacher dies

A part-time teacher from Perambalur, Kannan, died astatine the Kilpauk Medical Hospital connected Wednesday aft efforts to prevention him were successful vain.

Kannan had attempted to extremity his beingness connected Tuesday. Following this, assorted part-time teachers associations had resolved to proceed their protests demanding regularisation.

Mr. Poyyamozhi had held talks with the protesting teachers, including part-time teachers and secondary people teachers.

Addressing mediapersons, the Minister said, “A hike of ₹2,500 volition beryllium fixed to part-time teachers and we volition besides wage them ₹10,000 arsenic wage successful May, whereas, previously, they received nary wage during that month.”

Part-time teachers to proceed protest

However, part-time teachers, who had been holding protests for the past 8 days successful the city, said they would proceed their protestation arsenic the hike would not marque overmuch of an impact.

“We privation to beryllium regularised wherever we would beryllium paid reasonably and besides person benefits. Many of america look astatine a bleak aboriginal arsenic we won’t person pension. The ₹2,500 hike lone brings our wage to ₹15,000 from ₹12,500. We privation the authorities to fulfil its promise,” said Babu, State president of Tamil Nadu Special Part-time Teachers’ Federation.

Meanwhile, secondary people teachers who person been protesting for the past 20 days continued talks with the Minister demanding ‘equal wage for adjacent work’. After the archetypal circular of talks with the School Education Director S. Kannappan failed, the 2nd circular of talks continue.

Secondary people teachers appointed earlier June 1, 2009, person a basal wage of ₹8,370. But those appointed aft that day lone person ₹5,200. At present, post-2009 appointees gully a monthly wage of astir ₹20,600, including allowances, compared with astir ₹28,950 for those appointed earlier. The secondary people teachers privation the authorities to rectify the wage anomaly.

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