The Joint Action Committee of teachers and pensioners will gherao the Ludhiana residence of cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Mundian on Sunday, protesting what it called the Punjab government’s failure to resolve their long-pending demands.
The Computer Teachers Union Punjab has also announced an indefinite protest camp in Sangrur from September 20 until its demands are addressed.
Union state and district leader Amit Pawar said the decision followed the union’s state-level rally in Sangrur on Teachers’ Day.
Several government school teachers are expected to participate in the protest. The demonstration will be held outside chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence. They are also demanding pending DA under the Fifth Pay Commission and implementation of a death policy.
The protesters said 18% dearness allowance remained pending and alleged that the Old Pension Scheme had not been implemented despite assurances. They have also sought payment of Sixth Pay Commission arrears and implementation of the 2.59 multiplication factor for pensioners. The union said 6,640 computer teachers had been serving in government schools for 21 years but had not received the benefits associated with regularisation.
Dharamjeet Singh Dhillon, district president of the Lecturer Cadre Union, said a large number of government school teachers would join the demonstration.
