Tag: Block Grant System

Bhubaneswar: In what comes as a big relief for hundreds of agitating teachers and employees of schools and colleges, the Odisha government on Tuesday withdrew the clause of compulsory submission of affidavit to avail grant-in-aid facility. As per the decision of Higher Education and School & Mass Education departments, the teachers are only required to […]

Bhubaneswar: With the State’s block-grant teachers’ stir entering the fifth day today, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today met the agitating teachers and discussed their issues at the dharna place near PMG square here. He urged the State government to intervene in the matter at the earliest to ensure a smooth academic system. “CM Naveen Patnaik […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD legislators Sanjay Das Burma and Pranab Prakash Das met the block grant teachers and lecturers on the third day of their agitation at Mahatma Gandhi Marg here demanding fulfillment of their various demands, including abolition of the block grant system. After the meeting Dasburma told to media persons, “Presently, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is on a […]

Bhubaneswar: Teachers under the banner of Block Grant Teachers’ and Employees’ Association on Friday threatened to hold demonstration in front of the State Assembly on September 22 protesting the state government’s move to introduce ‘Teach on Call’ system. According to sources, as many as 32,000 teachers and employees of 2,208 schools across the state will […]

Bhubaneswar: Teachers under the banner of School Teachers Federation of Odisha (STFO) on Wednesday hit the streets again demanding fulfillment of their various demands. Thousands of teachers took out a rally from Bhubaneswar railway station to Lower PMG square demanding abolition of the block grant system, provision of full aid, permanent appointment and government take-over […]