500 teachers to protest today over pay scale

Dehradun | Monday | 11th December, 2017

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Similar protests are also being planned across all state capitals on the same day. Dehradun: On the call of All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations (AIFUCTO), almost 500 college teachers and professors will gather at the Parade Ground in Dehradun on Tuesday to register their protest against the alleged apathetic attitude of the Centre towards their demands such as removal of alleged anomalies in the 7th UGC pay scale.President of Garhwal University Teachers’ Association, GRUTA, V P Singh, said, “We have asked teachers from across the state to gather in Doon on Tuesday for a massive sit in agitation. We want to show that teachers/professors stand united on the call of AIFUCTO regarding the issues in higher education and our rights”Professors from DAV PG college, DBS, MKP, SGRR college are expected to sit on a dharna in the heart of the city on December 12 under the nation-wide call for protest..