The Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers’ Organisations (JACTTO) staged a protest fast here on Sunday pressing various demands, including wage hike.
The Council demanded that State Government teachers be paid on par with their Central Government counterparts following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission and the merger of the 50 per cent of Dearness Allowance with the Basic Pay. It also called for scrapping the contributory pension scheme and bringing back the earlier pension scheme.
It urged the State Government to regularise the services of contract teachers appointed between 1966-88 and 2004-06. It also called for providing salary hikes to teachers in Government-aided schools. It also called for appointing separate officers and staff to implement the 14 welfare schemes underway for Government school students. Now, headmasters are tasked with scheme implementation, which was having an adverse impact on teaching, the Council said.
Staff Reporter adds fromTirupur: Government school teachers affiliated to Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers’ Organisations observed a fast on Sunday to press their demands to improve service conditions and social security. C. Muralidharan, district secretary of JACTTO, spoke.
