Haryana school guest teachers protest at Education Minister’s residence, seek regularisation

A large number of school guest teachers staged a protest outside the residence of Haryana Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda here on Wednesday, demanding their regularisation in accordance with court orders and withdrawal of the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement.

Following the demonstration, School Education Department Principal Secretary Vijay Singh Dahiya, invited the agitating teachers at his Chandigarh office for talks on September 24.

Addressing the protesters, Rajkiya Anubandhit Adhyapak Sangh president Dinesh Yadav, women’s wing president Poonam Kumari and State general secretary Bhupendra Singh demanded that guest teachers be treated as regular employees with effect from May 28, 2014, and be paid arrears with 6% interest.