Teachers’ body calls for restructuring education cadres in Andhra Pradesh

The Navya Andhra Teachers Association (NATA) urged the government to comprehensively restructure teaching cadres, school leadership, teacher education, educational administration, and promotional opportunities in line with the expansion of school education from Class 1-12 across the State.

In a statement on Tuesday (September 22, 2026), the association’s State president Karanam Harikrishna and State general secretary Maganti Srinivasa Rao said a detailed representation has been submitted to Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad.

They requested the government to examine a structured promotion pathway from Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) to school assistant and further up to Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) positions, based on qualifications and eligibility. They also sought the creation of a regular PGT cadre in government and Zilla Parishad High School Plus institutions. They said that eligible school assistants should be provided opportunities, as per existing rules and regulations, to move into junior lecturer positions.