Primary teachers’ associations to file curative petition in apex court seeking TET exemption for in-service teachers
The All India Primary Teachers’ Federation is filing a curative petition in the Supreme Court to exempt in-service teachers from the Teacher Eligibility Test. The federation is also continuing its nationwide agitation to demand the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing tensions between government employees and educational policy reforms regarding professional standards and retirement benefits.
The Andhra Pradesh Primary Teachers’ Association (APPTA) and its parent body, the All India Primary Teachers’ Federation (AIPTF), have decided to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court seeking exemption for in-service teachers from the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).
In a statement on Saturday, AIPTF’s national executive secretary A.G.S. Ganapathi Rao said the decision was taken unanimously at an emergency meeting of the federation’s national executive committee, chaired by AIPTF national president Basavaraj Gurikar, and held virtually.
The meeting also resolved to continue its nationwide agitation until the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) was restored for government employees across the country.
Mr. Ganapathi Rao said the federation had already met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on three occasions, requesting the Centre to introduce a parliamentary resolution granting TET exemption to in-service teachers.
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