UPTET : Fill up primary teachers posts, demand aspirants

UPTET : Fill up primary teachers posts, demand aspirants

ALLAHABAD: Students appearing in competitive examinations along with Teachers Eligibility Test ( TET) aspirants under the banner of Pratiyogi Chatra Morcha took out a procession till the Collectorate on Wednesday and demanded filling up of around 72,825 posts of primary teachers in the state.

They raised slogans against the state government and education department for failing to initiate the process of filling up the vacancies. The protestors blocked the Collectorate road and later handed over a memorandum to the district officials.

Morcha convenor Rajesh Kumar Singh said the state government has failed to fill up the post of primary teachers despite receiving a directive from the high court. This poinst towards their insensitivity towards the candidates who have applied for 72,825 vacancies of primary teachers in the state.

News Source : Times of India (1.11.12)