All Kerala School Teachers’ Union takes out march to DDE office in protest against PM SHRI
The All Kerala School Teachers’ Union organized a protest against the implementation of the PM SHRI scheme and other education-related policy changes. The union is demanding improvements to service conditions, pension schemes, and infrastructure for public schools.
Why it matters
The protest reflects ongoing tensions between state-level teacher unions and central government education policy initiatives in India.
The All Kerala School Teachers’ Union (AKSTU) took out a march and staged a dharna in front of the office of the Deputy Director of Education (DDE) here on Saturday raising a slew of demands, including abandoning the alleged moves to implement the National Education Policy-linked PM SHRI (Prime Minister’s Schools for Rising India) scheme in Kerala.
The protest was part of a Statewide agitation by the AKSTU seeking a solution to service- and education-related issues faced by teachers.
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