IMPHAL, August 7: In support of the demand put up by JCILPS to the government which is introduction of a new bill to safeguard the indigenous people and nation-wide cease work strike launched by All India Federation of University &College Teachers` Organisations (AIFUCTO), All Manipur College Teachers`™ Association (AMCTA) staged a one-day cease work strike today.
Informing this in a press release, the association said AMCTA being a unit of AIFUCTO maintains the solidarity of teachers of universities and colleges of the country.
It further informed that AIFUCTO launched the nation `“wide cease work strike and hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi today urging the Central Government to fulfil certain demands including immediate constitution of VII Pay Review Committee; MHRD approval of UGC Decisions on 3rd Amendments of UGC Regulations -2010 and Ph D Regulations 2009.
Scrapping of API; rolling back of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) & CU bill 2013; extension date for RC and OC up to December 2015; UGC pay scales for all categories of teachers; stopping commercialisation of Higher education; rejection to New Pension Scheme 2004 and consultation on Education Policies with teachers`™ organizations are some of the demands put up by AIFUCTO to the government.
All government college teachers of Manipur under the banner of AMCTA have taken part in the nation-wide strike, the release said.