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The request was put forward by All Primary Teachers Association (APTA) during a seminar held at a hotel in the city on Tuesday. The association presented a charter of demands to the government ahead of the annual budget.
Climbing the ladder
Association members demanded teachers from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas should be immediately promoted. In addition, they said 50% of pensions for teachers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa should be restored.
In addition, APTA pressed the government to ensure teachers are promoted according to the policy introduced between 2012 and 2013.
Streamlining
As per the association’s demands, there should be one teacher for a maximum of 40 students in a classroom and efforts should be made to remove all forms of political interference from the education department.
The association also insisted the government should not make teachers perform duties during polio campaigns and elections. Members also asked the relevant authorities to devise a clear and consistent policy for the transfer of teachers. The association insisted teachers who perform their duties in the hilly areas of the province should be entitled to an additional allowance of Rs10,000 each.
Show of solidarity
While speaking to The Express Tribune, APTA president Malik Khalid Khan said the basic aim of the seminar was to put a spotlight on challenges faced by teachers and present their demands before the announcement of the budget.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 4th, 2016.
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