Primary teachers in Andhra Pradesh seek payment of pending arrears
In a letter addressed to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, the association's State president A.G.S. Ganapathi Rao and general secretary K. Prakash Rao said it has been over a year since the NDA government assumed office, but it has failed to keep its promises made at the time of elections.
Pointing out that at least four instalments of Dearness Allowance (DA) were pending, they demanded that the government release at least part of the amount.
They said the employee and teacher unions had been exercising enormous patience considering the State's financial condition and its transition to a new government. 'But as the time is passing, discontent is brewing among them,' Mr. Ganapathi Rao said, warning that it would lead to protests if the issues were not resolved soon.
They demanded immediate payment of PRC arrears and the dues of surrendered leaves, which were not paid for over three years.
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