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Punjab Adarsh School staff strike enters second day over pay
Teaching and non-teaching staff at Punjab’s 24 Adarsh Schools continued their strike for a second day over salary hikes, prompting the education department to send substitute teachers to limit disruption. A Class…
The Story in Brief
Teaching and non-teaching staff at Punjab’s 24 Adarsh Schools continued their strike for a second day over salary hikes, prompting the education department to send substitute teachers to limit disruption. A Class 12 student told Hindustan Times that students had returned home after finding almost no staff at school.
The schools, set up in 2011 under a 70:30 public-private partnership model, follow the CBSE curriculum and provide free education and mid-day meals. Staff say salaries have remained low for years. A teacher quoted by Hindustan Times said he has earned Rs 10,000 a month for over 10 years without an increment. The official overseeing the schools said Rs 10,000 is the minimum salary, while some employees earn more.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that the strike has shut Punjab’s entire Adarsh School system would overstate the position, since the department has sent substitute teachers. But dismissing staff concerns as routine agitation is equally lazy when a teacher reports a decade without an increment. The immediate test is whether substitute staffing keeps classes running, while the longer issue is a transparent pay structure for schools that serve about 2,000 students each.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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