Tag: Block Grant

Bhubaneswar: After the high level meeting with state government ended inconclusively, the block grant teachers have vowed to continue their agitation and celebrated Ganesh Puja on the streets today. Akin to last year, the teachers were seen celebrating the festival at their protest site which reverberated with the sounds of conches and recitation of prayers […]

Bhubaneswar: Hinting at abolition of the block grant system in schools and colleges, School and Mass Education minister Badri Narayan Patra today stated a final decision will be taken soon as the discussion with the striking teachers has reached final stage. Speaking to media, Patra said, “Discussion between government and teachers has reached final stage […]

Bhubaneswar: Teachers under the banner of School Teachers Federation of Odisha (STFO) on once again took to the streets demanding fulfillment of their various demands, including abolition of the block grant system. Thousands of teachers took out a rally at Lower PMG square demanding fulfillment of 11 –point charter of demands including abolition of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Teachers Association organized a mass rally at lower PMG in Bhubaneswar demanding fulfillment of 11-point charter of demands including withdrawal of Block Grant and full grant to eligible schools. According to sources, around 17 teachers’ association participated in the rally. “The work tenure of all the Siksha Sahayaks, Gana Shikshaks, Shiksha Karmi’s, […]

Bhubaneswar: The agitation by teachers under the banner of Block Grant Secondary School Teachers and Employees Association entered third day on Friday with the striking members adamant not to call off the strike until the State government accepts their demands. Around 32,000 teachers and support staff from 2,208 schools across the State are up in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha block grant teachers under the banner of Block Grant Secondary School Teachers and Employees Association have threatened to boycott the ensuing panchayat polls scheduled to be held in February next year. The association demanded that if their nine point charter of demands is not met, they will not cooperate with the State government […]

Bhubaneswar: As the evaluation of Plus Two papers has failed to take off due to the ongoing agitation of Block Grant teachers, students fear that a delay in the publication of the result might affect their admission into national level institutions. “Five days have already passed and the State government is still considering alternatives for […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as evaluation of Pus-II test papers remains seriously affected due to the ongoing strike by teachers of non-government colleges demanding abolition of Block Grant system, a key meeting convened by the authorities to break the deadlock on Thursday remained ‘inconclusive’. Though the meeting chaired by Director of Higher Education department, deliberated on various […]

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) has decided to resort to alternative measures tomorrow after its 24-hour deadline to the agitating teachers of non-government colleges to join the evaluation of annual Plus Two papers ended this evening. “We will request the teachers of private, aided and autonomous degree colleges as well as the […]

Bhubaneswar: Evaluation of Plus-II answer papers, which began today without the participation of the agitating 488 & 662 category college teachers, was visibly affected across various zones, prompting authorities to discuss alternatives and disciplinary measures. Evaluation was hampered in the Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Baripada zones among others as teachers continued their stir demanding withdrawal of block […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding full grant-in-aid and abolition of block grant, the School Teachers’ Federation of Odisha (STFO) on Thursday launched a civil disobedience agitation. Hundreds of teachers took out a rally from Master Canteen in Bhubaneswar and reached Lower PMG where they violated Section 144 and attempted to overcome police barricades. The teachers scuffled with the […]

Bhubaneswar: Block Grant teachers of Odisha on Monday accused the State government of not keeping its words on the withdrawal of Block Grant system and asked it to make public the steps taken by the Ministerial Committee formed to look into the matter. Holding placards, nearly five hundred teachers under the banner of School Teachers […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging callousness of the State government towards their demand for revisions in the newly implemented grant-in-aid system, teachers from across the State who have been agitating in Bhubaneswar have threatened to intensify their stir from tomorrow. Hundreds of teachers under the aegis of Odisha School College Teachers and Employees’ United Forum have been staging […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding abolishment of block grant system and implementation of full grant-in-aid, thousands of teachers and staff of block grant schools and colleges of the State took out a massive rally and observed ‘Dabi Dibas’ (Demand Day) today. As per reports, around 50,000 teachers along with different organisations held a rally at the Mahatma Gandhi […]