Bhubaneswar: Primary teachers in the state have announced that they will gherao the state Assembly under the banner of the Odisha Primary Teachers’ Association (OPTA) February 7 to press for fulfillment of their various demands.
According to OPTA president Brahamananda Moharana, more than 50,000 teachers from across the state would join the protest. Their demands include pay revision under 7th Pay Commission, 25 per cent hike in salary of junior teachers, introduction of pension system and filling up of various vacant posts.
Moharana alleged that though the teachers’ body has raised these demands several times in the past, the state government has done nothing in this regard so far.
“We would gherao the Assembly February 7 to draw the state government’s attention towards our long-standing demands,” Moharana said.