KSTA, AKSTU to hold protests on June 30
Left-affiliated teacher unions in Kerala are planning protests against the central government's PM SHRI school scheme and demanding better working conditions for teachers. They argue the scheme is an attempt to impose national education policies that undermine local autonomy.
Why it matters
The protest highlights ongoing tensions between state-level educational unions and central government policy implementation in India.
The Left-affiliated Kerala School Teachers’ Association (KSTA) and the All Kerala School Teachers’ Union (AKSTU) will stage education-related protests on Tuesday (June 30, 2026).
The article focuses heavily on the grievances of the Left-affiliated unions and their specific political objections to the central government's scheme.
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