GUWAHATI, Nov 26 � Three teachers� associations of the State have joined hands to protest the �discrimination� against graduate teachers of secondary-level schools of the State through a non-cooperation movement.
The Assam Madhyamik Shikshak Karmachari Sanstha, Assam High School Teachers� Association and Sadou Assam Sarkari School Seva Santha have been appealing to the State government to upgrade the pay band of the graduate teachers working in the State government-run secondary-level schools.
All the three associations, under the banner of Youthamancha, Assam, (regarding the Sixth Pay Commission) asked the State government to make public the report of the Anomalies Committee of the Pay Commission within December 5, 2010.
After a series of protest activities throughout the State till January 22, 2010, the graduate teachers of higher secondary-level schools would go on a comprehensive non-cooperation movement for an indefinite period.
�The graduate teachers of the secondary-level schools of the State are under the pay band two which also cover the fourth grade employees. Showing some respect to the teaching community, the State government, like the Central Government, should introduce a separate pay band for the teachers,� Rajen Sarma of the Assam High School Teachers� Association said.
