PG teachers urge Tamil Nadu government to create conservancy worker posts in Adi Dravidar welfare schools
The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Post Graduate Teachers’ Association is calling on the state government to create dedicated conservancy worker positions for Adi Dravidar welfare schools. Currently, these schools lack formal sanitation staff, forcing teachers to manage cleaning arrangements privately.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant gap in sanitation infrastructure and labor policy within state-run schools serving marginalized communities.
The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Post Graduate Teachers’ Association (TNDAPGTA) has urged the State government, specifically the Social Justice Department, to create conservancy worker positions in schools run by the Adi Dravidar (AD) Welfare Department.
The 1,138 schools — including 833 primary schools, 99 middle schools, 108 high schools, and 98 higher secondary schools— run by the AD Welfare Department had a total of 77,383 students in the 2025-2026 academic year. There were 30,729 children in primary schools, 8,572 in middle schools, 10,487 in high schools and 27,595 in higher secondary schools. However, there are no positions for conservancy workers in these schools
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