A Historical Mass Demonstration by teachers

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Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association has organized Mass Demonstration today (4^th April, 2011) all over the islands to protest against the unilateral decision of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration to increase the working hours of teachers by 1 ½ hours daily in the name of implementation Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Act, 2009. Thousands of teachers working under the Education Department participated in the Mass Demonstration throughout the islands. At Port Blair, the Mass Demonstration was organized in front of the Directorate of Education in which more than two thousand teachers participated. Addressing the huge gathering, D. Ayyappan, General Secretary of the Association said that the Association has been requesting the Administration also to implement a number of other provisions in the Right to Education Act relating to the basic infrastructure in the schools. He said that a historical legislation like the Right to Education Act should be implemented with the full support of all stakeholders. Shri SC Biswas, President of the Association in his address called upon the teachers to remain united to fight the autocratic decision of the Administration. Other speakers also stressed the need to provide basic infrastructure to the schools before enhancing the working hours of teachers. Hundreds of teachers participated in the Mass Demonstration at Diglipur, Mayabunder, Billiground, Rangat, Kadamtala, Little Andaman, etc.