Imphal, April 19: All Manipur Government Aided College Teachers’ Association (AMGACTA) staged a sit-in protest at Keishampat Leimajam Mamang, Sega road demanding for the fulfillment of their long cherished demands of six old government aided College Teachers’ Association, Manipur today. Teachers of Aided Colleges viz Birmangol College, Standard College, Mayai Lambi College, Liberal College, Thambal Marik College and Kakching Khunou College has been demanding to create posts and to absorb the teachers as per Manipur University Staffing Pattern along with require number of non-teaching staff as per Manipur government rule and protection of their services from the date of initial appointment in the colleges, however the author still has turned blind eye to their valid demands, said Dr M Shomorendra Singh, Vice President of the association while speaking to media persons at the protest site.
The associations’ demands include, filling up of the sanctioned vacant posts of both teaching and non-teaching staff of the Aided colleges.
While implementation of sixth pay of UGC and placement of approved staff as per UGC Regulation 2000 and implementation of CPF and pension scheme to the employees of Aided colleges were on the charter of demands.