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Central school teachers demand equal pay, old pension
The Economic Times reports that a central government school teachers’ body placed a set of demands before the 8th Pay Commission in New Delhi on Friday. The All India NPS Employees’ Federation,…
The Story in Brief
The Economic Times reports that a central government school teachers’ body placed a set of demands before the 8th Pay Commission in New Delhi on Friday. The All India NPS Employees’ Federation, representing teachers from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya, Delhi MCD and NDMC schools, and central schools in Union Territories, sought equal pay and allowances for all central teachers, restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, and a retirement age of 65. Other demands included 50% departmental quota for promotion to principal, 100% promotional quota for Delhi teachers for vice principal, 14 casual leaves, 30 earned leaves, 20 medical leaves, CGHS facilities for Delhi teachers at retirement, and Child Care Leave for male teachers. The commission will continue consultations in Chennai, Puducherry, Chandigarh, and Jaipur through August and September.
The Indian Opinion
The demand for uniform pay and benefits across all central government schools is understandable, but fiscal prudence cannot be ignored. The push for restoring the Old Pension Scheme, despite its unfunded cost, reflects a deeper anxiety about retirement security. Yet the 8th Pay Commission must ask: can equal pay for Delhi and Andaman teachers be implemented without straining state budgets that often adopt central pay scales? The answer may lie in the commission’s own terms of reference, which explicitly weigh economic conditions. Watch for how it trades off welfare against fiscal discipline when its report is submitted.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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