Kakinada: The leaders of AP United Teachers Federation (UTF) have demanded the government to improve the education sector by reducing mental tension and pressures on teachers and take steps to appoint teachers in the government schools in proportionate to the increased number of students. UTF state secretary G. Prabhakara Varma, district president KVV Nagesh, General secretary T Ravichakravarty and associate president I.
Prasadarao told media persons at the UTF office here on Sunday that the financial arrears due to the employees and teachers such as surrender leaves, Das, APGLA were mounting and they were not in a position to utilize the money they saved .
They blamed the Chief Minister for going back on his promise on scrapping the contributory pension system (CPS) contrary to other states where they reintroduced the age old pension system keeping in view the employees welfare . `
More over the teachers were being used for non-teaching duties such as maintenance of toilets, midday meals scheme , students online attendance and being terrorized teachers in the name of inspection .
The primary education is being destroyed in the name of 2020 new education act. It is not proper to merge 3,4,5 classes in high school ‘ they added.
They warned that they would be forced to launch intensified stir if the government did not stop vindictive measures against the teachers.
