Punjab: Ludhiana witnesses protest as contractual teachers rally for regularization

In Ludhiana, Punjab, a gathering of contractual teachers protested on Monday, ascending a water tank to emphasize their demand for regularization after a decade of service.

The demonstrators scaled the water tank in the Jawahar Nagar locality, leading to the intervention of police and local administration authorities who persuaded them to descend.
Around 103 contractual teachers, led by Harvinder Singh Balaga, State President of the B.Ed Teachers’ Union, are demanding to regularise their service.

They also complained about receiving a monthly salary of Rs 6,000.
“The protestors have some demands from the government. Personnel have been deployed here to maintain safety and security. Talks will be held, and decisions will be made,” Sameer Verma, ADCP, said.

The protestors, however, refused to call off their protest and demanded to meet Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to secure permanent employment.

The protestors expressed pain over receiving a salary of Rs. 6,000 per month.
“We have been raising this issue, but no steps have been taken by the administration so far. The salary is just Rs 6,000 per month. We want to meet with the Chief Minister on this matter. We will continue our protest until our demands are not met,” they complained.

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