Rayagada, 30th July 2025: The Rayagada District United Teachers’ Forum has strongly opposed the state government’s directive to record teacher and student attendance through online mode, demanding its immediate withdrawal.
In protest, a meeting was held today at Ambabhairavi in Penguda, under the leadership of Forum Convener Shiv Prasad Mahapatra, with participation from teacher leaders of various blocks.
The Forum stated that until the government fulfills teachers’ core demands, it should not impose burdens like mandatory online attendance through the YOU-AS app.
A district-wide protest strategy has been finalized:
- Block-level protests will be held on Tuesday
- District-level demonstrations will take place on Thursday
- The Forum has urged hundreds of teachers to participate.
Their key objections:
The government is enforcing online attendance without providing basic infrastructure in schools such as:
Devices
Wi-Fi services
Data Entry Operators
The Forum stated that such orders are unacceptable and deeply disappointing.
They emphasized that unless basic facilities are ensured across all schools and the Forum’s core demands are addressed, this directive must be suspended immediately.