Telangana contract university teachers stage dharna outside TGCHE office demanding regularisation and equal pay

Contract teachers staging a dharna outside the office of Telangana Council for Higher Education (TGCHE) in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 15. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Contract teachers working in 12 State universities across Telangana staged a dharna outside the office of Telangana Council for Higher Education (TGCHE) in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 15, demanding regularisation of their services, implementation of the ‘equal work, equal pay’ principle and other employment benefits.

The University Teachers’ Association (C) Telangana State (UTACTS) organised the protest against the State government’s recent issuance of Government Order (G.O.) Ms. No. 31, dated October 13, through the TGCHE. The association said the order had caused concern among contract teachers as their long-pending demands remained unresolved.

According to the UTACTS, around 1,200 contract teachers have been working in 12 State universities for nearly three decades. The association said it had repeatedly represented its demands to the government and had been seeking job security, better pay and regularisation of services.