The Democratic Teachers Federation (DTF) on Fri-day demanded that Telan-gana Congress government immediately obtain PRC report and initiate steps to implement it. During a meeting held here, DTF president M Somayya and general secretary T Linga Reddy pointed out that nearly three years had passed since the expiry of the current PRC period.

They wanted the gov-ernment not to delay any further and to obtain the PRC report immediately and revise the pay scales with effect from July 1, 2023. Further, the teachers criticised the government's decision to deduct contri-butions from employees' salaries towards the health scheme even before its op-erational guidelines were finalised and without actu-ally implementing the scheme. The DTF de-manded that the govt clear all pending financial bills of employees and pensioners, release five pending DA in-stalments, resolve issues relating to service rules and fill vacant supervisory posts. Describing GO No. 25 on the teacher-student ratio as "unscientific", the teachers urged the govt to amend the order.

They urged the govt to ensure that every primary school has one teacher for each classroom and one classroom for each class.

The DTF demanded that the government clear all pending financial bills of employees and pensioners, release five pending DA instalments, resolve issues relating to service rules and fill vacant supervisory posts.

Describing GO No. 25 on the teacher-student ratio as “unscientific”, the teachers urged the government to amend the order. They urged the government to ensure that every primary school has one teacher for each classroom and one classroom for each class.

Instead of establishing Telangana Public Schools, the DTF proposed converting all government high schools into semi-residential schools to strengthen and improve the government school system.