Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 12 2010:
Hundreds of teachers of government schools today staged a sit-in protest in front of the Zonal Education Office (ZEO)-II at Porompat suspending duties of the day.
The protest demanding in toto payment of revised sixth pay bands recommended by the sixth Pay Commission was organised under the joint initiative of the All Manipur Elementary School Teachers Association (AMESTA), All Manipur Government Graduate Teachers' Association (AMGGTA), All Manipur Secondary School Association (AMSSA) and All Manipur Government Higher Secondary Lecturers Welfare Association (AMGHSLA).
The sit in protest started at about 10 am and went on till 3 pm.
Slogans demanding payment of sixth revised pay bands to the state government employees with arrears effective from January 2006 were displayed at the protest site.
A total of 2579 teachers from various government schools and higher secondary schools took part in the protest which was the part of the cease work strike of the employees of the employees under the JAC of AMTUC and AMGEO.