With just five days to go for the Class XII board examinations on February 21, junior college teachers have threatened to boycott evaluation of answer sheets if their demands are not met.
However, the teachers have clarified that their protests will not affect the upcoming Class XII board examinations.
“We wish to assure students that the exams will go on smoothly and they need not be tensed about it,” said Professor Anil Deshmukh, president of Maharashtra Federation of Junior College Teachers Organisation.
The junior college teachers have 24 demands, 10 of which the State government has given in writing will be fulfilled. Mr. Deshmukh said, “On February 3, following our agitation, the Education Minister had provided a written undertaking that 10 issues would be resolved within 15 days. But so far, there have been no Government Resolutions (GR) issued despite us giving them several reminders.”
The teachers had cut short their agitation to ensure the practical exams were unaffected. About 72,000 junior college teachers across the State have been demanding implementation of old pension schemes, upgradation of teachers posts on completing 24 years of service, grants to IT departments, and financial provisions for unaided institutions.
