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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Primary school teachers on padayatra today in protest against govt. failure to keep promise
Government school teachers under the banner of the district unit of Karnataka State Primary School Teachers Association are set to take mass casual leave on Tuesday and participate in a padayatra seeking fulfilment of their long-pending demands placed before the State government. Association district president Mallayya Guttedar, addressing a press conference here on Monday, said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in September last year promised to provide primary school teachers designation as Graduate Primary Teacher and revise the Cadre and Recruitment (C&R) Rules implemented in 2017. But the State government has failed to deliver its promise even after 11 months, he said. Mr. Guttedar said that their demands include designating qualified government primary school teachers appointed to teach classes 1 to 7 before 2016 as Graduate Primary Teacher and promotion of senior teachers as headmasters in schools considering their seniority. He said that nearly 400 posts of headmasters are lying vacant in government schools in Kalaburagi district. He also demanded that teachers should not be assigned non-academic work. The association members have set a deadline of 15 days for the State government to fulfill their demands, They said that if the State government fails to address them by August 25, then, they will be forced to intensify their agitation. Replying to a question, Mr. Guttedar clarified that on Tuesday they will not be protesting but the teachers will take out the padayatra from Jagat Circle to the Deputy Commissioner's office and also to the Deputy Director for Public Instructions office and submit a memorandum. He said that the padayatra will not affect the functioning of schools as 50% of teachers will stay back in schools.
Time of India
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Karnataka government mulls phasing out Nali Kali, multi-class teaching system, in primary schools
Bengaluru: The Karnataka education department is actively considering a proposal to discontinue the Nali Kali system and convert multi-grade classrooms into single-grade setups in govt primary schools. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The move is being discussed in light of concerns over learning levels and enrolment trends. Nali Kali, an activity-based and self-paced learning system, currently groups students from multiple grades in the same classroom. "Nali Kali is multi-class teaching. We are requesting the govt to drop this system and make each grade different. The govt has shown a positive approach in this regard," Chandrashekhar Nugli, secretary, Karnataka State Primary School Teachers Association, said. A senior department official said the multi-grade approach may be impacting student learning outcomes and affecting enrolment in govt schools. In a recent meeting with chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh, the teachers' association also recommended introduction of NCERT textbooks from class 1 onwards. At present, Karnataka follows its own state-developed textbooks, unlike CBSE-affiliated schools, which use NCERT content. The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board has separately suggested reducing SSLC exam pass mark from 35 to 33, in line with CBSE norms. It also proposed revising the first language paper's total marks from 125 to 100. Further, the association sought the appointment of clerks in primary schools and suggested outsourcing toilet cleaning to an external agency. "There have been several instances where teachers were suspended due to controversy surrounding toilet cleaning. We suggest that an outside agency can be given the task for a cluster of schools," Nugli said. They also flagged the mismatch between rising egg prices and stagnant budgets in the midday meal scheme.
