Although they have the same demand, two organisations representing SSA teachers in the State are organising separate protests in the city.
While the Meghalaya SSA Schools Association (MSSASA) is holding a protest at Students’ Field, Jaiaw, teachers under the banner of All Meghalaya SSA School Teacher Association (AMSSATA) are staging their protest at Malki Ground.
Members of AMSSATA began their indefinite sit-in demonstration yesterday to demand a 100 per cent increase of their salary.
According to AMSSATA president Peter Thyrniang, the salary of SSA teachers has not been increased by the State government since 2016.
“During the tenure of other governments in the past, the salary is increased every three or four years. But since this NPP-led government took over in 2018, our salary has not been enhanced even once,” Thyrniang said.
According to him, the last time that the salary of SSA teachers was hiked was in 2016 during the tenure of the previous Congress government.
“We are firm with our stand not to withdraw our protest till the demand for revision of salary is met. We will not accept any hollow promise by the government. It has to be in black and white,” Thyrniang added.
