...block grant high school teaching and non-teaching staffs start indefinite stir.
Berhampur: Block Grant High School teachers and employees union of Ganjam circle sat in indefinite dharna from August 1 demanding hike in salary and full grant for the block grant teaching and non-teaching staffs here.
There are 159 block grant high school in Ganjam circle. All block grant high schools were locked by their union from Monday. The teaching and non-teaching staffs demanded hike in salary who have been working for more than 25 years and cent percent grant for block grant staffs.
On the first day of strike, the union of block grant high school teaching and non-teaching staffs agitated in front of the office of Circle Inspector of Ganjam. The union then locked the CI office. They condemned governements inaction to implement their commitment, which was given by the Ministry of Schools and Mass Education of the state before.
They also cleared that they will not take part in any government sponsored works even the paper valuation work of matric examination, BPL survey, upcoming Panchayat Election work unless untill their demand is not fullfilled.
"We will not accept block grant in any circumstance. If the Government call for a discussion, we prefer discuss with Chief Minister only not with others, because within six years, we have 18 discussions, but we have not get any result except assurance. So, we decided to continue the agitation till the demand is not fullfilled", said a veteran member of Ganjam District Block Grant Schools teachers Union Pradeep Kumar Panda on Tuesday.
On the day of dharna in front of the CI office, leaders of different party include former Deputy Speaker Ramachandra Panda, District Congress President Bhagaban Gantayat, Pradesh Congress Committee member Bikram Panda and Sambhu Panigrahy, CPI (M) leader Ali Kishore Patnaik and Banamali Panigrahy with others were joined in the dharna to support the demand of the teachers of Ganjam Circle.
blockgrant issue is a big issue and this should be solved as first as possible.....
ReplyDeletewho they are making the engineers ,doctors,leaders...if they will be uncared then they may be interested to jump into the fire of naxalism to fulfill their demands.....
time to fulfill their atleast needs.......