IMPHAL, Oct 5 NNN: As celebrated in other parts of the globe, the annual “World Teachers’ Day” organised by the All Manipur Elementary School Teachers’ Association (AMESTA) was observed here today at Manipur Press Club.
Speaking on the occasion, T. Rameshwar Singh, President of AMESTA stated that teachers have been playing an important role in developing and shaping a society by providing valuable knowledge to students and expressed unhappiness on children who could not go to schools and those engaged in domestic works especially in developing countries saying that they should be sent to schools instead of forcing them to work.
Highlighting the woes faced by teachers at present, Ch. Shantakumar, Executive Member of AIPTF said altogether 1603 Primary Teacher, Hindi Primary Teacher and Hindi Graduate Teacher who had already appointed as regular on December 15, 2011 were still not getting salary from the last 10 month while adding that Graduate Teacher who have selected under RMSA were also yet to get salary from the last 11 month.
” Instead of encouraging, such kind of grievances meted out to teachers by the authorities have affected the morale of teachers especially to the newly inducted ones. So, the government should release the salaries as soon as possible otherwise we may be compelled to take up agitations against the concerned authorities “, he rued.
As part of highlighting their issue, the teachers later took out poster campaign starting from Manipur Press Club up to the Directorate of Education located at Lamphel.
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