Primary teachers of aided and unaided private schools met last week to voice their grievances regarding inadequate salaries. An NGO called the Parent-Teacher Association United Forum plans to present the teachers’ case to the chief minister and stage protests, if necessary.
The 30 primary teachers, who represented the 12,000 teachers in the state, complained that they are yet to receive salaries in accordance to the Sixth Pay Commission. Teachers in aided primary schools come under the purview of the municipal corporation and are paid Rs 13,000 per month. They claimed that their counterparts in civic schools are paid double the amount.
Vijaya Sharma, who teaches at Utkarsha Mandir in Malad, said: “How long can we suffer this injustice?” Primary teachers of private, unaided schools too voiced their complaints. “As primary teachers, we are not given our due, the management keeps dodging the issue,” said Thelma Dias, a primary teacher at Holy Name School, Colaba. Dias is the sole earning member in her family. “If teachers are not paid properly then what will happen to education? We need to fight for them,” said Arundhati Chavan, president of the Forum.
Hindustan Times
It is so unfortunate to see that in many parts of the world sometimes primary school teachers really are underpaid.
In this particular case I hope that the higher education authorities get to listen to them and do the right move in regard to their salaries ( raise their salaries in the most adequate way or manner ).
I do WELCOME this information. It is MY PLEASURE!!!
Thank You!
Not only primary but secondary teachers are also facing the same problems. Now schools are targeting to earn more & more money. PTA should go in IB & IGCSE schools also, as these schools they are charging higher amount & there is no education for children & no salary & teaching facilities for Teachers. There is only politics.
I reqeust PTA members to visit Pillai , Oberai, Ryan Global School. PTA members will find what quality of teachers are they have (only look, dress up, nothing else)
I seriously appreciate this post. We need to have a lot more individuals liek you bringing value to the community.
Our school teachers are really underpaid. How can we expect quality and dedication from them if we do not value them. I am glad that this PTA United Forum exists to voice these injustices. How can one join this? I hope for the sake of our kids that we can help to correct injustice to teachers and uplift and improve our education system.It’s only fair!