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Members of JACTTO–GEO (Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers’ Organisation and Government Employees’ Organisation) struck enactment and staged objection successful beforehand of the District Collectorate present connected Tuesday to item their demands, chiefly the revival of aged pension strategy arsenic promised by the DMK successful its Assembly canvass manifesto successful 2021.
The protesters said the contributory pension strategy introduced for those who joined the work connected oregon aft April 1, 2003, should beryllium trashed arsenic promised by the DMK successful its canvass manifesto for Assembly elections 2021. However, adjacent four-and-a-half years aft assuming office, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who promised successful each his predetermination rallies successful 2021 that the aged pension strategy would beryllium restored astatine immoderate outgo aft trashing contributory pension scheme, was observing inexplicable silence. He had constituted a committee for “studying” the Union government’s Unified Pension Scheme, which was thing but betrayal.
The Government Order 243 issued by the Department of School Education successful December 2023, which would earnestly impact much than 90% of the teachers moving successful the superior schools, should beryllium cancelled. This Government Order amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Elementary Education Subordinate Service to make a azygous statewide seniority database for assignment purposes.
The secondary grade, postgraduate teachers, higher secondary schoolhouse headmasters, and postgraduate teachers and the carnal directors should beryllium fixed the Central Government’s standard of pay.
The long-pending request of vocation advancement strategy inducement for assemblage teachers and the wage anomalies of authorities employees should beryllium addressed. The impermanent lecturers, part-time teachers moving with the authorities colleges, and schools and the authorities employees posted connected consolidated wage should beryllium made permanent. All vacancies successful assorted authorities departments should beryllium filled immediately.
The 41 months suspension play of the roadworkers should beryllium regularised. The Tamil Nadu Government should instrumentality steps for annulling the Teacher Eligibility Test mandated by the Supreme Court connected September 1 last, the protesters said.
Even though the Chief Secretary had warned the authorities employees and the teachers against striking enactment connected Tuesday, the protestation evoked roaring effect that severely paralysed the functioning of the authorities offices crossed the district.
Similar agitations were organised by the members of JACTTO GEO successful Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts.
