Ousted part-time teachers demand restoration of jobs, services

Chittoor: Protesting against the Government’s  indiscriminate  action in terminating them  without any   prior intimation or notice , the part time teachers of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), Chittoor district have  staged dharna at the Collectorate on Tuesday demanding resuming their services.

P Chaithanya, Chairman,   Joint Action Committee,  SSA Part-Time Teachers Union, addressing the agitating teachers,  has   condemned  the Government’s  apathy towards  the demands of  part-time teachers  for the past several months. Without giving prior intimation, the State government has terminated the services of all the 280 part-time teachers  working  under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Chittoor district, he alleged.

“All the terminated part-time teachers  are highly qualified with proven  experience. They  were appointed through outsourcing agencies   and the District Collector has  selected them as per the regular procedure. They have joined the SSA jobs with great hope of continuing in the service,’’ he said. 

Protesting against the Governments attitude towards them,  the part time teachers have resorted for indefinite  hunger strike  for more than  one week to draw the attention of the District Collector. As per the assurance given by  V R Chandramouli,  Joint Collector -2, they  have dropped their agitation recently . Surprisingly, the SSA has given notification for filling the above 280 part time teacher posts in the district  ignoring the teachers who had earlier worked.