Despite the withdrawal of the revised holiday calendar, teachers’ associations have affirmed that their planned agitation scheduled to begin on Tuesday still stands.
“We (teachers) work 252 days in a year while the target set by the education department is only for 220 days. Though it is aware of it, the department reduced the number of leaves of the teachers. Those teachers who raised their voices against the department’s decision were suspended or clarifications were sought from them. These are not acceptable,” Keshaw Kumar, the president of Teacher Association Bihar, told PTI.
“We also demand the immediate withdrawal of all departmental action, including suspension, initiated against several teachers. We also demand the regularisation of contractual teachers,” Raju Singh, convener of TET Primary Teachers’ Association told PTI.
The state education department introduced the special holiday calendar recently with the objective of ensuring that primary and middle schools in the state adhere to the maximum number of workdays mandated by the Right to Education Act.
The department also implemented a series of stringent measures aimed at instilling greater dedication among its teachers and officials while enhancing the academic environment within government-run schools across the state.