Teachers in Gujarat protest for pension, accuse govt of empty ‘election’ promises

Updated: Aug 16th, 2024

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Unfulfilled promises of pension by the government led to over 5,000 primary, secondary, and higher secondary teachers to stage protests at the Satyagrah Chhavni in Gujarat’s capital Gandhinagar, today.

The government’s promises of pension schemes before the 2022 elections have remained unfulfilled, claimed the teachers.

Pension benefits were announced by the government in September 2022 after similar protests by the teachers recruited in 2005. However, despite successive BJP governments ruling the state, no benefits have been announced for the teachers.

Anirudhsinh Solanki of the Shikshak Sangh said, “Before the elections in 2022, the committee of five ministers had accepted pension demands of the teachers, but after the elections, no announcement was made by the government on the issue. Due to this injustice, the teachers are now protesting.”

At present, Gujarat houses about 65,000 education department employees hired before April 2005, awaiting pension benefits.

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