Agitating teachers of Odisha put strike on hold

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Apr 19, 2018 at 1:03 PM Updated On : Apr 19, 2018 at 2:06 PM

Bhubaneswar: The agitating teachers under the banner of All Odisha School and College Teachers’ and Employees’ United Forum today put their strike on hold till July 15 after having a meeting with Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi, informed forum’s convenor Prakash Mohanty.

“They put forth a 3-point charter of demands. We assured them to consider their demands and requested to call off the agitation. They agreed to it,” the Chief Secretary said after the meeting.

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The forum has given an ultimatum of 2 months to the state government for fulfillment of their demands. The teachers have been requested to cooperate in the evaluation of answer sheets of +2 examination, reports said.

The agitating teachers have been demanding issuance of a notification regarding withdrawal of a compulsory affidavit clause to avail grant-in-aid.