SHILLONG: Over a thousand primary school educators from across all districts of Meghalaya staged a massive, unified rally in the capital city on Wednesday, protesting the state government’s total inaction regarding their longstanding demands.
Organised by the All Meghalaya Primary School Teachers’ Association (AMPSTA), the demonstration saw teachers marching through the city carrying placards and chanting slogans to register their outrage against official indifference.
The large-scale procession commenced from the Pynthorumkhrah Golf Link Community Hall, marching through Polo, 4th Furlong, and Polo Bazar, before circling back to terminate at the initial venue at Golf Link Community Hall for a special general meeting.
The demonstration was triggered by the state administration’s continued failure to address critical systemic problems affecting Lower Primary (L.P.) schools across the region.
At the forefront of AMPSTA’s charter is the demand to retain all sanctioned posts in both Deficit and Non-Government institutions upon the retirement of senior educators.
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Protesting teachers also insisted on the immediate, urgent filling of all existing vacancies in Government and Deficit L.P. schools to prevent disruption to classroom instruction, alongside the creation and sanctioning of additional teaching posts for institutions currently struggling with only a single teacher.
In addition to staffing shortages, the association is demanding the complete rollout and operationalisation of the Government Permanent Retirement Account Number (PRAN) system, as well as an immediate exemption for primary educators from census-related Booth Level Officer (B.L.O.) election and administrative duties.
Furthermore, the teachers are pressing for the regularisation of Non-Government L.P. school educators and left-out L.P. teachers appointed prior to 2007.
The primary educators also aimed at a recent administrative order, demanding the prompt revocation of specific directives under Order EDN.79/2005/72 issued on July 27, 2026—namely section 1 (a)(i) and (ii), as well as section 5 (a) concerning Notified Schools.
AMPSTA leadership warned that the mass participation in Wednesday’s rally underscores the growing resolve among primary educators to compel government action to rectify these structural deficiencies.
(4FrontMedia news)
