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Hans India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Teachers' unions call for protest at Chittoor DEO office tomorrow
Tirupati: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Teachers' Unions has called for a protest at the Chittoor District Education Office (DEO) on May 21, demanding amendments to the flawed teacher transfer policies and school restructuring regulations. In a meeting held at the UTF office in Tirupati on Monday, JAC district steering committee members including K Muthyala Reddy, Jagannatham, and Sambireddy among others passed a resolution urging the government to revoke GO 117. They criticised the reclassification of schools into nine types from the earlier six, calling it impractical and unfair. Leaders highlighted that restructuring was carried out without considering ground realities, leading to surplus teacher posts and conversion of many schools into single-teacher institutions. The relocation of classes 3, 4, and 5 to model schools has forced young students to travel long distances, they noted. The committee also condemned the government's unilateral approach to transfer rules and demanded promotions for SGTs to fill headmaster posts in model schools. They insisted on revising student-teacher ratios in high schools and correcting irregularities in primary teacher postings. The JAC urged all teachers to make the May 21 protest a success. Several union leaders and members participated in the meeting.
The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Teachers' proposed protest on May 21, 23 gets support
Members of the Forum of Registered Teacher Organisations (FORTO) on Sunday declared their support to the proposed protest programmes announced by the teacher associations on May 21 and 23. In a meeting held online, representatives of various teacher organisations raised serious concern over the decisions related to the school restructuring programme and also the reapportionment of teaching staff in the State. They said that following a stiff opposition to GO 117 issued by the previous YSRCP government, the then Opposition leader N. Chandrababu Naidu had promised to repeal the GO, but the fresh GO 21 being shown as an alternative had several components which were detrimental to the school education sector and teachers' interests. Insisting that parallel medium system should be continued, they said posts of teachers, who were on study leave should not be included in the list of vacant posts, as the former would return to their respective places of work. Their other demands included implementation of the 2016 Act for the disabled teachers and regardless of the student strength, each High School should be sanctioned the posts of both Headmaster and Physical Director. The forum chairman K. Harikrishna, secretary general A. Kondayya and others were present.
The Hindu
11-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Teachers' body to stage state-wide protests today
The leaders of the AP United Teachers Federation (UTF) are gearing up for State-wide protests on Monday against the stand taken by the School Education Department on key issues like school reorganisation programme, teacher transfers and promotions. The federation's state president N. Venkateswarlu and general secretary K.S.S. Prasad said: 'Sit-in protests would be staged at the offices of the District Education Officers (DEO) across the State.' They said that though the department officials had been holding talks with representatives of the recognised teacher unions every week, they were taking a unilateral stand on key issues and this could harm the school education system. The UTF leaders criticised the previous government and said that the policies implemented were detrimental to the education sector, such as the merger of Classes 3 to 5 with high schools, the teacher re-apportionment process through GO 117, and reducing the teacher strength, which led to increased workloads. These measures ultimately led to the migration of 10 lakh students from government schools to private institutions. The leaders alleged that the TDP-led coalition government had promised to repeal GO 117 and introduce new policies to strengthen the education sector, but it was following in the footsteps of its predecessor. The proposal to upgrade 779 high schools and establish 9,652 model primary schools was welcomed. But they opposed the decision to allot a second teacher post to only high schools with a minimum strength of 54 students. They warned that the move would lead to thousands of surplus posts in high schools, especially those of Mathematics, English, and School Assistant teacher posts. They raised concerns about the priority being given to establish model primary schools at the cost of foundation schools and basic primary schools, and called the move 'objectionable'. They said: 'Monday's protest aims to draw attention to these critical issues that need to be resolved immediately. If the government failed to heed to our demands, then we would be forced to intensify our agitation and will stage a massive sit-in at the Vidya Bhavan on May 15.'
New Indian Express
21-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
YSRCP MLC slams TDP-led government over delays in Mega DSC recruitment, warns of impact on education
VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP MLC Parvathareddy Chandrasekhar Reddy expressed serious concern over the TDP-led NDA government's repeated delays, and lack of clarity in conducting the Mega District Selection Committee (DSC) to recruit teachers. Speaking to the media at the YSRCP central office on Sunday, the MLC criticised the government for limiting the Mega DSC notification to merely conducting the exam, questioning its intentions. He warned that the government's failure to provide a clear roadmap to fill teacher posts could jeopardise the aspirations of six lakh candidates. He highlighted that despite the government's announcement in June 2024 to fill 16,357 teacher posts, the process faced multiple postponements. Initially promised after the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), the notification was delayed citing court cases and SC categorisation issue. The YSRCP's persistent pressure in the Legislative Council compelled the government to issue the DSC notification on Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's birthday, but doubts persist about its implementation, he said. The MLC pointed out flaws in the recruitment timeline, noting that exams are scheduled from June 6 to July 6 with results expected in August, and it could delay appointment of teachers until September. This, coupled with teacher transfers in May, would make rural schools understaffed, affecting student education, he feared. He accused the government of mismanaging the education sector, contrasting it with former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's reforms, including GO 117, which ensured subject teachers from Class 3.
