Nearly 3,500 PU teachers in Mysuru boycotted the evaluation of the II PU answer scripts which was to commence on Tuesday, and there no signs of them resuming work till the fulfilment of their demand. The agitation is being held across the State and the teachers want the pay anomaly resolved and the implementation of the recommendations of the Kumar Nayak Committee report pertaining to rectification of pay disparities.
Though the coding and decoding of the answer script bundles were to be over on Monday and the actual evaluation was to commence on Tuesday, the preliminary work of coding the bundles has not commenced and the teachers aver the strike will continue till the government yields to their demand.
There are seven centres in Mysuru where nearly 2.5 lakh answer scripts of PU students from Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, Kodagu, Chamarajnagar and Chickamagalur are evaluated.
Though the Chemistry paper is yet to be held, the evaluation of other answer scripts was to be taken up but the teachers have struck work seeking an assurance from the government that their demand would be met. As a result, uncertainty continues to haunt thousands of PUC students at the crossroad of their career since the results may be delayed, upsetting their admission plans.
H.C. Srikantegowda, President, State Pre-University College Principals’ Association, said the government was given adequate notice and this is the fourth stage of the agitation. “We had submitted a memorandum to the authorities in November, worked with black badges, staged rallies in different parts of the State and have decided to boycott the evaluation work as a last resort. Hence the government cannot mislead the public that it was being held to ransom or was being blackmailed.”
“Let the government make an official announcement that the demand would be met but take time for its implementation and we will resume work,” said Mr. Srikantegowda. The demand is pending since the last four years and the agitating staff are determined to get it implemented before the 7 Pay Commission recommendation is given effect by the government or else the existing disparity will continue to be reflected in future, he added.
