Gandhinagar: Government Gujarat on Wednesday reversed previous orders mandating that government elementary school teachers worked for eight hours.
The state government insisted on making teachers working for eight hours, through notifications that opposed the majority of teachers and their fedations had expressed anger.
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama on Wednesday said, “We cancel prior notice mandating primary teachers to work for eight hours.”
Primary teacher protests from various parts of the country have met the Ministry of Education officials on Monday.
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Teachers demand that if the state government wants the main teachers to work for eight hours according to the provisions in RTE, they must also consider the provisions below the RTE which states that the teacher cannot be assigned to teach.
The teachers stated that the break was not counted in an 8-hour workshift regardless of the fact that they had to care for children.
The teachers reported an hour earlier than students at school and left school one hour later after students.
Teacher Federation Gujarat said that if primary teachers are considered equivalent to other government employees, including college teachers, he must consider that they all get a mandatory holiday on Saturday, which is not granted by major teachers.
