DEHRADUN: A group of guest teachers of government-run schools in Uttarakhand met education department officials on Sunday to demand their remuneration for the summer vacation period. They have claimed that they were not given any money for the two months of summer break.
“Most of the guest teachers conducted online classes during May and June. Also, many of them were deployed on Covid-related duties by the government. Therefore, we should get paid for our services. Not releasing our salaries for the two summer break months amounts to exploitation,” said a guest teacher of a state secondary school.
Meanwhile, the education department officials have said that the decision on releasing salaries of guest teachers is taken according to the existing guidelines. The payments can only be released after the state government rolls out new rules, added the officials.
More than 4,000 guest teachers are currently employed in different state government-run schools in Uttarakhand.
