Relief for primary school teachers, Gujarat govt cancels 8-hour shift order

Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said we are canceling the earlier order mandating the primary teachers to work for 8 hours.

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Wednesday reversed its earlier order mandating that government primary school teachers work for eight hours. The state government was adamant about making the teachers work for eight hours, through a notification against which a majority of the teachers and their federations had expressed anger. Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama on Wednesday said, "We are canceling the earlier notification mandating the primary teachers to work for eight hours." Protesting primary teachers from various parts of the state had met education department officials on Monday.