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Nationalisation of private schools and colleges sought

Staff Correspondent

Teachers demand `equal salary for equal work'

BELGAUM: At least six associations representing teachers and non-teaching staff working in schools and colleges, led by M.P. Nadagouda, MLC, and G.K. Patil, MLC, have demanded "nationalisation" of all private educational institutions and pay-scales and related benefits on par with that of government servants.

Dharna

Schoolteachers, college lecturers and non-teaching staff staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in support of their 34 demands submitted to the Government here on Tuesday.

The dharna was staged under the auspices of the District Head Masters Association, the Federation of Un-aided Schools and Colleges, the Vigyan Samithi, the High School Assistant Teachers' Association and the School-College Employees Association. Among those who led the dharna included Dr. Nadagouda, Mr. Patil, B.V. Talwar, R.M. Sanadi, B.R. Belgavi, Siddaiah Dharwadkar, Ashok Molimani and Ramu Gugwad.

Other demands

Their other demands include withdrawal of the order issued on January 7, 2004 on certain restrictions on appointment of non-teaching staff in aided institutions, grants to educational institutions started before March 31, 1992, minimum wages to employees working in those institutions started after March 31, 1992, appointment of Arts and computer teachers, regularisation of services of the employees appointed before January 17, 2004, depositing of salaries of PU college staff with the treasury office concerned, revoking of the "unscientific" trimester system in schools and immediate payment of arrears due from 2002. Earlier, addressing the gathering, Dr. Nadagouda and Mr. Patil demanded that all benefits available to government employees should be extended to employees serving in various educational institutions. In fact, the demand has been voiced on the floor of the Legislature.

This only showed that all the governments were discriminating against the teaching community, as a result of which teachers and other staff remained exploited.

Disparity

They said the quality of education provided in private educational institutions was better, a fact acknowledged by both the government and educational experts. But there was disparity in the salaries of employees serving in private educational institutions. There should be equal pay for equal work, they said.

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