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Belagavi aided schools to shut indefinitely from 18 November
The Story in Brief
Aided schools and colleges in Belagavi and Chikodi educational districts will shut down indefinitely from 18 November as employees escalate their agitation over long-pending demands. Employees will also support a protest in Dharwad on 17 November led by MLC Basavaraj Horatti.
The Aided School Employees’ Association has demanded implementation of the Old Pension Scheme for those appointed after 1 March 2006, extension of notional pay benefits per court orders, and immediate recruitment to teaching and non-teaching posts vacant since 2015. It also wants simplified school recognition, a 3-kilometre buffer for new PM SHRI and Karnataka Public Schools near aided schools, and extension of Aarogya Sanjeevani health insurance and menstrual leave to aided institution employees.
Other demands include reducing teachers' documentation burden and withdrawing the government's decision to abolish the third language in schools. SS Gadadavar, district president of the association, said the government's failure to address demands left no option but an indefinite strike.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The indefinite shutdown from 18 November will disrupt schooling for thousands of students in Belagavi and Chikodi districts with no end date set. The 14 demands span pension, recruitment, health insurance and curriculum policy, meaning a quick resolution is unlikely unless the government moves on the Old Pension Scheme or recruitment backlog. The 17 November Dharwad protest led by MLC Basavaraj Horatti will test whether political backing broadens the agitation beyond the employee associations.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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