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Special school teachers stage protest ; demand increase in honorarium


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Dec 02, 2020:     Teachers of special schools staged a protest in front of the Mini Vidhana Saudha in Mangaluru on December 2, Wednesday demanding  hike in  honorarium provided to  teachers and staff of special schools in the state which are receiving grants by the government.

 

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The  protest was organised by the  DK District unit of the Karnataka State Special Teachers’ Association,  Karnataka State Association for Special Education and Supportive Staff and  Karnataka State Union for Differently Abled Service Organisation.

Fr Mathew Vas, Correspondent of St Mary’s Special School, Kinnigoli and  Chief Parish Priest of Kinnigoli Church inaugurated the protest  and urged the government to   respond positively to the demands of the special school teachers who are serving the differently abled children.

Dr Vasanth Kumar  Shetty, State Honorary Secretary of the Association said around 141 institutions are receiving  grants from the government and that  the  special school teachers get an honorarium of just Rs 13,500  and the demand to double the honorarium amount has fallen on deaf ears.

Reshma Martis, President of the District unit and others were present.

The  Special school teachers also took out a jatha from  Hampankatta to the Mini Vidhana Saudha.