State Education Minister Bosiram Siram during a meeting with Arunachal Teachers’ Association (ATA) and All Arunachal Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association (AASSATA) has directed the SSA Rajya Mission to immediately release one month’s salary at enhanced rate reported Economic Times.
Even after the announcement the agitating teachers under AASSATA are unbendable to go with its proposed indefinite pen down strike. Siram informed that the state government has released an amount of Rs 25 crore towards state share for receiving central grant under SSA last week basing on which the state would receive the central grants very shortly. The AASSATA had earlier given an ultimatum with 2 points demand which includes release of enhanced salary and regularization of 2003 batch SSA teachers at one go.