Venue of District Meeting Changed

Due to unavoidable circumstances the venue for the District Meeting of North 24 Pgs, scheduled on the 30th March,2013(Saturday), has been changed to Barasat Press Club(Near Champadali More Bus Stand, & BLRO Office, Barasat). All part time teachers from North 24 Pgs are requested to be present at 2.30pm at the venue.

Part-Time Teachers' Issue Raised in the Assembly

Following Mrs Elora Biswas' fruitful & extensive discussion with them, the Hon'ble INC & The Left MLA's of the State Legislative Assembly, has been raising the part-time teachers' issue nearly every day, during the current ongoing session of the House. The opposition MLA's have thus been treating the part-time teachers' issue quite sympathetically & sensitively. Looking forward to a generous & benevolent decision on the part of the State Govt on this issue. 

Meeting of North 24 Pgs District at Barasat on 30th March

Members of our association from the district of North 24 Pgs have ardently felt the need & have thereby strongly desired, to convey an emergency district level meeting at Barasat, at the earliest. Accordingly, an emergency meeting has been scheduled on 30th March(Sunday), at Barasat (K.N.C Road, the lane Opposite to Sreeniketan; from Barasat P.S towards Haritala More) at 3pm. All part time teachers from North 24 Pgs are requested to attend the meeting, to discuss the strategies to be adopted, in our movement, keeping in view some recent developments.

Recent Developments at the Legislative Assembly

Mrs Elora Biswas, along with Mr Haripada Pradhan, today met senior leaders of INC & the Left groups at the State Legislative Assembly, & had a fruitful discussion on the part-time teachers' issue, following which, Md. Sohrab of INC raised the issue at the Assembly. The INC leaders along with the Left, extended their full support to the part-time teachers' movement. Mrs Biswas is also said to have met Mr Suryakanta Mishra, the leader of the opposition at the House, who assured Biswas that he will look into this matter seriously so that this issue might be raised in the House recurrently.

Recent Developments

Our valued members are hereby informed that a section of part time teachers are claiming a donation from other members of our association for the sake of continuing the movement. Our members across the state are therefore requested NOT to donate any amount, to any member/group, for the sake of our movement, if they do not want their hard earned money to be squandered in any way whatsoever.
Our association is working hard to bring about a positive response in favour of all the existing part time teachers of the state, though the process may turn out to be a bit time consuming. Members are requested to bear with their problems for a little more time. Any positive result/outcome of our efforts will be intimated to all our members without delay. Stay with us with a little more patience & we will surely reach our goal.

Article published in response to Elora Biswas' article in Dainik Statesman

Letters published in Dainik Statesman in reaction to Elora Biswas' article published on 11th Dec, '12

Elora Biswas' article as published in Dainik Statesman on 11th Dec, '12

Part Time Teachers are TEACHERS NO MORE

In an unprecedented move, the State Govt through the amendment of The Colleges & University Act 2012, passed at the State Legislative Assembly on Thursday, has conferred upon the PTTs, of the colleges & universities of the state, the greatest insult & humiliation, till date, with the declaration that henceforth the PTT s will no longer be called "Teachers" or "University Teachers". The teachers of colleges & universities who have till date been the very support system, the backbone of the Higher Education System, as a matter of fact, of the State, are suddenly declared "TEACHERS NO MORE". in this bill. The teachers who have created & moulded thousands of students across the state rendering unquestionable dedication to their service, for over a span of three to four decades, teachers who have walked miles on dusty paths to reach to distant remote colleges of the state, to impart education to students on a meagre remuneration of 125/- or 400/- a month & that also on an irregular basis, with several mouths in their homes to feed, teachers who have made incense sticks for all throughout the night to eek a marginal living, & have rushed to colleges again early morning, only because his dear students will be waiting for him eagerly in classrooms, teachers whose feet even their students who have become many State & Central Govt officials touch, to this very day, acknowledging the fact that had their teachers not been by their sides with compassion & care, they would not have attained such heights today....have suddenly been declared by that Govt who was believed to be fulfilling the unfulfilled dreams of millions of the State, as "TEACHERS NO MORE"!!!. Teachers who have created IAS & IPS, Doctors, Research Scholars, Athletes, Engineers & eminent personalities, for decades, who crown the country, in various fields are "TEACHERS NO MORE". These very teachers have created scholars who have spread all across the globe today & they from abroad have owed to their teachers for such a glorious rise in their lives. Had eminent scholars & gems like Dr. Radhakrishnan, been living to this day, he might have also felt ashamed to have been born of this land. Never before have such an insult been hurled at teachers, by any govt of the State. Pity, that the people of this state had brought about such a political change where the existence & honour of those very people who uphold the social & moral framework of any civilized society, is at stake. It is our appeal to all the teachers of the State, irrespective of their designation to raise their voices against this gross injustice, towards the PTTs. We also appeal to all the civilized people, across the globe, to feel the miserable state of College & University teachers, in the largest democracy of the world. Is this our reward, after giving our all for the betterment of the future of thousands of students, that we should be kicked & humiliated like stray dogs in streets, by whosoever gaining political power? Will this humiliating experiment with the PTTs by any govt in power, never come to an end? Will these hapless teachers never see the clear light of day? In a welfare state where teachers are thus trampled under the feet, of the govt, the question obviously arises, will the govt be able to answer to the future generation for what it does today? Time will only tell.

Elora Biswas & Haripada Pradhan

Stay away from Rumours

A small faction of PTTs led & motivated by a political party, has again started spreading confusing rumours about the fate of PTTs in the days to come. Our association strictly detests any such politically motivated game aiming at creating mass chaos & confusion among thousands of PTTs of the State, & requests all our members to stay away from such baseless rumours, in order to strengthen the unity of our association in the days to come. Whatever our association demands from the govt, is strictly keeping in mind the interest of all existing PTTs of the State, irrespective of age, qualification & experience of the teachers.

Elora Biswas & Haripada Pradhan