A delegation of TET qualified candidates called on Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha and submitted three-point charter of demands on Monday. The TET teachers demanded that state government should go for immediate recruitment of the TET qualified youths , and that they should be given jobs all at a time.
The delegation after meeting the Chief Minister said that he listened to their demands sympathetically and assured that a positive steps would be taken soon regarding their demands.
The TET-qualified youths pointed out that the govt schools were facing serious shortage of teachers leading to protests of the students.
They also commented, in view of the present situation, the unemployed youths who have passed the TET in 2021 have been demanding the recruitment of 3631 people at one go.
“We have been protesting in the streets for several months, placed demonstrations in front of the Education Minister’s residence several times but our complaints have not been addressed with any assurance”, said the TET passers.
Even as the TET qualified youths were demanding jobs and cited acute shortage of teachers that led to student agitation time and again, students of Matai HS School under Belonia sub-division in South Tripura staged a road blockade on the same Monday demanding immediate recruitment of adequate teachers in their school.
The agitating students alleged, there are more than 200 students in the school whereas the number of teachers is only two.
From Class 1-12 students of all classes are facing extreme hardships in the learning process because of a shortage of teachers. Students added they demand an immediate solution to the problem.
Hrishyamukh Mandal president Sushankar Bhowmik and District Education Officer along with police force reached the spot of agitation as a huge number of vehicles got stuck on both sides of the road due to blockade.
After hours of conversation, the students finally lifted the blockade receiving specific promises.
However, the students warned that they would go for a larger movement in the near days if their requests are not met within 15 days.
