Fighting for our demands till the very end

Part time teachers for over decades, have been an indispensable part of the Higher Education System, though  their contributions have been variously slighted by the govt. Teachers serving for decades have been thrown out of service, have been treated as a mere burden on institutions. They have provided, and still provide the fundamental support to the education system, where there is a genuine scarcity of full time teachers, thereby catering to all academic needs of their respective institutions. Ironically, even after years of "full" support to their institutions these hapless teachers have still remained a "part", in the eyes of all. Exploitation have rarely been better exemplified. In the previous decades several part time college teachers have been regularized as full time teachers owing to social, legal & political necessities; proving that this can be easily done even today. We have been ceaselessly fighting to achieve our rights over the years. We demand prestigious full time privileges for all part time college & university teachers of the state. We have moved to the streets several times in the recent past, voicing our demands & will continue to do so in the days to come, until our demands are met. We fight for all part time teachers of the state & thereby appeal to all to stand beside us in this fight against humiliation & injustice.

Our demands include 1) Absorption as full time teachers & re-designate us as "Essential Professors", keeping our essentiality, in the higher education system in mind  2) Pay scale for all part time teachers 3) Pension, PF, Gratuity, medical & other leave as enjoyed by the full time teachers 4) Representation in various administrative bodies & committees in colleges & universities & other such facilities.

-Elora Biswas