M M Jasim :
The academic activities of secondary level non-MPO institutions are being seriously affected since the teachers of non-government institutions across the country continue their agitation for the 27th consecutive day, demanding inclusion of their institutions in Monthly Pay Order (MPO) list.
They have also vowed to continue their movement until their demands are met.
The strike also casts a shadow over timely holding of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations scheduled to begin in February 2016 because it is not clear yet whether the
striking teachers would take part or boycott the examinations.
The teachers said, they teach students all over the country, but they do not get facilities of MPO.
“Although the teachers of the non-government institutions teach thousands of secondary students, they are deprived of due salary and other benefits,” the teachers said.
“Our colleagues are not taking classes. Situation will decide whether we will take part in the SSC examinations or not,” said Non-MPO Educational Institutions’ Teachers Employees Federation President Esharat Ali.
He also threatened that the education process in non-MPO institutions would collapse in case of refusal to MPO listing.
Federation President Esharat Ali said the Education Minister had assured them in 2013 that their demands would be met, but nothing came out of the assurance. On August 31, 2014, the Prime Minister had announced that more than 8,000 non-MPO institutions would be brought under the MPO scheme and also asked the Education Minister to prepare a guideline.
“But we are yet to observe translation of her words into reality despite several assurances from the government,” Ali said.
“More than 1.2 million teachers who teach 20 lakh students have been leading a miserable life for the past five to 20 years as they didn’t get salaries and other benefits from the government,” said Tapash Kumar Kundu, General Secretary of the Federation.
Hundreds of teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions have been staging a protest in front of the National Press Club for the past 27 days.
“Despite leading a miserable life for long 27 days, we have not seen any ray of hope from the government’s part. But we are adamant. We don’t have anywhere to go, but to stay here as we have no other place to go to press for our demands,” Kundu said.
A teacher seeking anonymity told The New Nation that they have no second option than agitation.
“We lead a miserable life. We cannot provide essential support to our families. We have been continuing teaching the students. The government assured us of bringing our institutions under MPO list. But we are yet to see any initiative to do that. That is why we are now depressed. We will continue our demonstration until the demand is met,” he said.
The academic activities of secondary level non-MPO institutions are being seriously affected since the teachers of non-government institutions across the country continue their agitation for the 27th consecutive day, demanding inclusion of their institutions in Monthly Pay Order (MPO) list.
They have also vowed to continue their movement until their demands are met.
The strike also casts a shadow over timely holding of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations scheduled to begin in February 2016 because it is not clear yet whether the
striking teachers would take part or boycott the examinations.
The teachers said, they teach students all over the country, but they do not get facilities of MPO.
“Although the teachers of the non-government institutions teach thousands of secondary students, they are deprived of due salary and other benefits,” the teachers said.
“Our colleagues are not taking classes. Situation will decide whether we will take part in the SSC examinations or not,” said Non-MPO Educational Institutions’ Teachers Employees Federation President Esharat Ali.
He also threatened that the education process in non-MPO institutions would collapse in case of refusal to MPO listing.
Federation President Esharat Ali said the Education Minister had assured them in 2013 that their demands would be met, but nothing came out of the assurance. On August 31, 2014, the Prime Minister had announced that more than 8,000 non-MPO institutions would be brought under the MPO scheme and also asked the Education Minister to prepare a guideline.
“But we are yet to observe translation of her words into reality despite several assurances from the government,” Ali said.
“More than 1.2 million teachers who teach 20 lakh students have been leading a miserable life for the past five to 20 years as they didn’t get salaries and other benefits from the government,” said Tapash Kumar Kundu, General Secretary of the Federation.
Hundreds of teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions have been staging a protest in front of the National Press Club for the past 27 days.
“Despite leading a miserable life for long 27 days, we have not seen any ray of hope from the government’s part. But we are adamant. We don’t have anywhere to go, but to stay here as we have no other place to go to press for our demands,” Kundu said.
A teacher seeking anonymity told The New Nation that they have no second option than agitation.
“We lead a miserable life. We cannot provide essential support to our families. We have been continuing teaching the students. The government assured us of bringing our institutions under MPO list. But we are yet to see any initiative to do that. That is why we are now depressed. We will continue our demonstration until the demand is met,” he said.
