Stating that the protest was instigated by the opposition parties, he said that whoever be the chief minister, salary hike and more incentives could be given only if there is adequate funds.
After the Madras High Court refused to initiate contempt for court proceedings against the striking government teachers in Tamil Nadu, the government on Friday toughened its stand with chief minister, appealing the teachers to return to work. The chief secretary directed the district collectors to focus on recruitment of temporary teachers and to ensure smooth functioning of schools.
"I appeal to the striking teachers to end their protest and return to the work immediately," said Edappadi K Palaniswami, Chief Minister.
Stating that the protest was instigated by the opposition parties, he said that whoever be the chief minister, salary hike and more incentives could be given only if there is adequate funds.
In a letter to all district collectors on Friday, chief secretary Girija Vaidyanathan asked them to pay special attention to the appointment of temporary teachers.
Despite the court order, a majority of striking teachers failed to show up on Friday. Teachers and government employees under the banner of Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Associations and Government Employees Organisations (JACTTO-GEO) were striking works since January 22 demanding the government to accept their nine-point charter of demands including scrapping of the new pension scheme. Due to the strike, a large number of government primary schools remain closed for last few days.
To end the protest, the state government has directed the school education and elementary education directors to appoint temporary teachers through Parent Teachers Association (PTA) from Monday. On Friday, it enhanced the consolidated pay for temporary teachers from Rs 7,500 to Rs 10,000.
In a letter to directors of school education and elementary education, Pradeep Yadav, school education secretary, said that at least one teacher per school should be in place by January 28 so that the schools run smoothly without any break for students.
RDoss, one of the state coordinators of JACTTO-GEO urged the government to release all the representatives. "It would further strengthen our resolve to protest. The state government should come forward to discuss our demands," he said, adding that JACTTO-GEO had already instructed all the teachers to take part in the Republic Day celebrations at their schools on Saturday.
Course Of Action
- The chief secy directed dist collectors to focus on recruitment of temporary teachers
- He also asked dist collectors to ensure smooth functioning of all schools
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