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Madhya Pradesh teachers to protest at Jantar Mantar over TET fee
Teachers in Madhya Pradesh will protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on August 31 after the Supreme Court made the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) mandatory for serving teachers. Teacher organisations have called on…
Teachers in Madhya Pradesh will protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on August 31 after the Supreme Court made the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) mandatory for serving teachers. Teacher organisations have called on affected teachers to reach Delhi and said they will not fill exam forms until their demands are met. The protest also opposes the Rs 1,000 examination fee charged by the Employees Selection Board (ESB), plus additional kiosk charges, for TET applications open from August 21 to September 9.
The teachers plan to meet Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and School Education Minister Uday Pratap Singh by August 26 to demand a fee waiver. They have also asked the department to publish a list of teachers required to take the TET, arguing that the government already holds service and academic records of serving teachers. In addition, they have demanded an offline examination, citing internet and server problems in rural and remote areas.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Bumper cotton harvests have pushed down prices across mandis, but the relief for farmers is temporary. Cotton is a kharif crop planted in June-July and harvested from October. Global prices have also fallen due to weak demand from China, India's biggest buyer. The MSP for cotton for the 2025-26 season is likely to be announced in June by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. Until then, farmers have no floor price protection. Watch for procurement by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) when it starts market operations in October, which historically cushions prices only for high-quality long-staple varieties.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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