School principals and teachers from various districts have been assigned as booth nodal officers for the inauguration of 101 new food distribution centres under the Shramik Annapurna Yojana on Friday. Ahmedabad: A fresh govt order has left teachers angry. Teachers have raised concerns over the growing burden of non-academic responsibilities affecting their primary duty.
Despite repeated objections, they continue to be assigned responsibilities by departments other than the education department. Educationists and teacher organisations maintain that such assignments disrupt regular classroom activities and affect the continuity and quality of education. Teacher organisations have repeatedly demanded that educators be restricted to academic responsibilities, except where deployment is legally required.
Teachers have previously opposed their deployment for non-academic activities such as elections, census operations, govt surveys, mid-day meal-related work and the organisation of various festivals and public events.