Shillong Nov 15: Expressing strong resentment over the government’s failure to respond to the memorandum submitted by the primary teachers teaching in ad-hoc schools recently, to increase their salary, hundreds of teachers from Khasi and Janitia hills under the umbrella of the All Meghalaya Adhoc Lower Primary School Association (AMALPSA) took to the streets on Thursday and gathered together opposite the Shillong Raj Bhavan to press the government to pay heed to their demands.
AMALPSA General Secreatry RS Khardewsaw while talking to reporters informed that on July 5, 2012 a memorandum was submitted to Education Minister RC Laloo seeking hike in salary, however till date nothing has been done from the government side.
Khardewsaw informed that the primary school teachers are getting only three thousands rupees every month as salary in which he said this ia a clear violation of Article 14 of the constitution which states the principle of Equal pay for Equal Work.(SP News)
