Incidents at Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya

Part-time teachers at Subarnarekaha Mahavidyalaya, Gopiballabhpur, West Midnapore were included in the Teachers' Council of the college & were placed in various important committees of the college, a few days back, in the presence of the Principal of the college who greeted the part-time teachers cordially, for such inclusion. It was also decided that the part-time teachers, would be given their monthly remuneration, from the college fund, on a regular basis, if the govt fails to send their monthly remuneration in time. These teachers would now be now be able to participate in teachers' council elections, which had been along standing demand of our association. Taking these incidents as precedents, part-time teachers all across the state are requested to procure a copy of this order, from their respective universities, & approach their respective college principals/officer-in charge, to ensure their due rights. The ball has already started rolling, and it should keep so, by our collective efforts.

A step forward towards the acquisition of our rights

The state Govt. has finally conceded to our long standing demand for membership/representation of part-time teachers & contractual teachers in the teachers' council of respective colleges. This clearly implies that part-time teachers of the state from now on can take part in all the functioning of their respective colleges, including participating & contesting in college teachers' council elections, quite like any other full time teacher. This may be considered as a great victory of our long standing movement for justice for part-time & contractual teachers. In this connection, it may may be further declared, that only a couple of days back all part-time teachers of Raja Narendra Lal Khan College(Gop College)of West Midnapore have been included in the teachers' council of that college, in the presence of the college Principal, who received the new members of the teachers' council with great applause. This inclusion of part-time & contractual teachers in the college administration may be seen as a big feather in the cap of our part-time teachers' movement.