# Assam SRD teachers call indefinite strike from Aug 12 2026-08-07T16:12:19+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Around 300 Special Recruitment Drive (SRD) teachers will begin an indefinite sit-in protest in Guwahati from August 12, the Assam State Primary Teachers' Association announced. The teachers are protesting against the government's move to shift their salary disbursement from the FinAssam platform to the SNA-SPARSH module. They fear this change could push them back into a contractual framework, undoing their regularisation after years under Samagra Shiksha. Education Minister Ranoj Pegu has assured there is no change in their status and that salaries will be credited through the Dispur Treasury. The teachers, however, want the chief minister to intervene and the order withdrawn. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Tags: Assam, education department, indefinite strike, salary dispute, SRD teachers, teachers protest Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/assam-srd-teachers-call-indefinite-strike-from-aug-12/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/assam-srd-teachers-call-indefinite-strike-from-aug-12/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.