Primary school teachers from across Odisha staged an overnight sit-in protest in Bhubaneswar on Friday, reiterating two long-standing demands related to pay scale and service conditions. Despite the biting winter cold, thousands of teachers remained at the protest site through the night, some wrapped in sarees, others in shawls and quilts, as they pressed for government action.

Teachers Demand Pay Upgrade, Regularisation of Service

The agitation, led by the Primary Teachers’ Association, called for an upgrade of the basic post of primary teachers and a revision of the basic salary to Rs 35,400 under Level-9. The association also demanded the abolition of the contract system in primary education and recognition of the service period of teachers engaged on contract since 2001 as regular em

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