Nagaland Teachers Stand Firm Amidst Government Negotiations

The Nagaland education department's proposal to form a committee to address the demands of agitating RMSA-2016 teachers for service regularisation and scale pay was rejected by the teachers. Despite discussions led by Principal Secretary Abhijit Sinha, the teachers are steadfast in their protest, rejecting any proposal without clear solutions.

The Nagaland education department, on Thursday, proposed the creation of a committee to address the demands of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) teachers, who are seeking regularisation and scale pay. However, the RMSA-2016 batch teachers, on their ninth day of protests outside the Civil Secretariat, turned down the department's proposal.

During a meeting chaired by Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Home Commissioner, Abhijit Sinha, the government discussed its limitations in meeting the teachers' demands until a review petition currently before the Supreme Court is resolved. The meeting included representatives from the school education and law and justice departments, Samagra Shiksha, and the RMSA-2016 batch.

The government emphasized the negative impact of the ongoing protest on students and expressed its resolve to find a solution. Still, Nagaland RMSA-2016 Teachers Association spokesperson Renbemo L Patton insisted that unless a feasible plan for scale pay, regularisation, and mainstreaming into the state teaching cadre is provided, the agitation will persist.

(With inputs from agencies.)