Srinagar, July 17: Hundreds of teachers of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and employees of the Joint Action Committee took to streets on Tuesday demanding implementation of 7th Pay Commission and de-linking of their salary from Ministry of Human Resource and Development. The police used coloured water cannons to disperse the protesters. Several protesters were also detained by the police.

It must be noted that SSA is implemented as a flagship programme of Government of India for universalising elementary education. The programme was launched in Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2002-03.

The protesters said that the government was targeting only SSA teachers and was negligent towards them.  Earlier this month, the JAC has said that debarring SSA teachers, head teachers and RMSA masters from 7th pay commission was a gross injustice and unacceptable to teaching fraternity.

Last month, staffers of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) went on strike for 18 days, demanding implementation of the 7th pay commission. Later, reports said that they will now get salaries as per the seventh pay commission recommendations starting this June.

According to the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, the Centre has revised pension of retired faculty and other non-teaching staff in Central Universities and Colleges.

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