This Tamil Nadu part-time teachers issue feels honestly very worrying,because we are not talking about few temporary workers here . TNPTF is saying 11,733 part-time teachers are still serving in government schools across state without proper regularisation,and that is not small thing ah.
The Tamil Nadu Part-time Teachers’ Federation (TNPTF) has now made urgent appeal to education authorities,asking them to regularise employment of these teachers . Their point is simple only: people have been working for over 16 academic years,but salary and job security have not really improved in way they expected .
Appointed in 2016 ,these teachers are handling subjects like Physical Education,Art,and Computer Science . These are not side activities in today’s school life also,because students need exposure beyond textbook learning .
And according to S. Senthilkumar ,secretary of TNPTF,situation is becoming more serious now . Approximately 4,000 part-time teachers have retired,passed away,or left their positions in the past 15 years,which means workforce has already come down badly .
Many of remaining teachers are now over age 50 . So even if government acts late,their active service years are already limited,and that makes whole delay feel more unfair .
Few things standing out clearly here:
- 11,733 part-time teachers are seeking regularisation in Tamil Nadu government schools .
- Approximately 4,000 part-time teachers have retired,passed away,or left in the past 15 years.
- Many remaining educators are over age 50,raising concern about how long system can depend on them .
TNPTF is also saying government should regularise existing part-time teachers before filling new vacancies . And tbh,this demand does sound reasonable,because experienced people already inside classrooms should not keep waiting endlessly while new recruitment discussions move ahead.
There is also student side of story . If teachers handling Physical Education,Art,and Computer Science remain insecure about job every year,how will schools build steady co-curricular learning? Stability for teachers directly affects students only.
Now federation is urging policymakers in new government to act quickly on this matter . But question is,after so many years of waiting,will these teachers finally get regularisation or again be asked to continue somehow…
