While schools are closed for the Diwali holiday, surplus teachers will not be able to enjoy the holidays as they have to report for election work by the end of the month.
MUMBAI: Schools are closed for the Diwali holiday, but surplus teachers will not be able to enjoy the holidays as they have to report for election work by the end of the month.
The state has declared Diwali holiday till November 10. Teachers who have been declared surplus in their schools will have to report for the special voter card campaign by the Election Commission from November 1 to 30.
Aided schools where student-teacher ratio is more than 30:1 will have to declare surplus teachers. The surplus teachers have been asked to report at the centers where election work is going on. They will get three days off (Thursday to Saturday) for Diwali.
“Additional teachers should be treated at par with regular teachers. “They have already missed the summer vacation,” said Rajesh Pandya, vice-president of the Teachers’ Democratic Forum.
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