Leaders of the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Organisations (FAPTO) announced their decision to temporarily defer their State-wide protest plan following an assurance given to them by the Education Minister Botcha Satyanarayana that some of their key issues would be addressed immediately.
The federation president N. Venkateswarlu and secretary general Ch. Manjula said in a meeting held attended by teacher unions, the Education Minister and officials of the Education Department, they were assured that the bills pertaining to the pending arrears and salaries for August month would be paid immediately. Besides, the officials had also agreed to implement ‘work adjustment’ at mandal level and that the process would be extended to the division-level only if the situation warranted.
The Minister had also agreed to exempt teachers whose retirement was due within a year and those suffering from ill health from the ‘work adjustment’ exercise. He also responded favourably to the teachers’ demand for elaborate discussion and review of GO no. 117.
