Mangalore : Teachers stage protest demanding hike in pay

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Feb 13, 2013: The Karnataka State Teachers-Lecturers’ Action Committee staged a protest in front of DC office on February 13, Wednesday demanding   increment in salary and house rent allowance.

Addressing the protestors, Dakshina Kannada district committee President Shivashankar Bhat K, said that teachers and lecturers are paid less in Karnataka, compared to other states.

He also urged the state government to merge the special wages into the basic pay, they receive.Bhat said that the House Rent Allowance in Bangalore city was increased by 25% to 30 %, but the government neglected the plea of 5 lakh teachers and lecturers of rural areas.

The state government must consider the appeal of teaching staffs of rural areas and implement the hike of HRA, without being biased, he added.

The protestors also submitted a memorandum to State Government through DC N Prakash.

Committee members Ramakrishna Allar, Ramakrishna Shiroor and others were present.