Chitrada, 31st July 2025: A powerful convention of the Odisha School and College Teachers and Employees Coordination Committee (OSSTA) was held today at Jawahar Government High School in Chitrada. The meeting was presided over by Block Permanent Chairman Muralidhar Barik.
Kishore Kumar Acharya, the district secretary of OSSTA, joined as chief guest and strongly criticized the government’s “anti-teacher policies.” He emphasized that thousands of teachers and education staff have been working for years without salary or pension benefits. The association reiterated the following key demands:
Immediate grant-in-aid for teachers and education workers who served long periods without pay
Pension for teachers who retired without pension
Counting of the first six years of service for government school teachers as part of regular employment
Rectification of discrepancies in grade pay
The speakers warned that teachers and employees will intensify their agitation if these demands are not met.
Other dignitaries present at the meeting included:
Zonal Secretary Nilakantha Nayak
Executive members Parshuram Mahant, Minakshi Nandi
Vice President Tanuja Mishra
Joint Secretary Gopal Chandra Jena
Sudhakar Samal, Janmejaya Mahant
Bisheshwar S., Graj Prasad S., Narmada Mahant
Kishore Kumar Patra, Sanskrit teacher Ajit Nayak
Madrasah teachers
Debendra Nath Mahant from Nuagaon College
As per the resolution of the state organization, the following protest actions have been scheduled:
August 2: Submission of demand letter to Block Education Officers (BEOs)
August 8: Sit-in demonstration at the District Collector’s office
August 16: State-level protest meeting and submission of memorandum in Bhubaneswar
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks from teacher Gopal Chandra Jena.
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