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Guest Teachers Cry Foul: "We Are Treated as Daily Wage Labourers"

Guest teachers in Delhi continue to protest against broken promises and precarious working conditions. Despite years of assurances from successive governments, they face low wages, job insecurity, and lack of benefits.

By Neha Kumari
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Guest Teachers in Delhi: A Decade of Broken Promises

For years, guest teachers in Delhi have been engaged in ongoing protests, demanding what they assert are their rightful entitlements. According to the teachers, their appeals have fallen on deaf ears despite their persistent efforts to seek justice from various authorities. Many guest teachers express frustration, highlighting that a decade has passed since they were assured of regularisation—a promise that remains unfulfilled.

A guest teacher lamented, "We have been given false assurances for over ten years now, and yet nothing has changed." The frustration among these educators is palpable as they continue to advocate for stability and recognition in a system that seems indifferent to their plight.

Arun Dedha, the President of the All India Guest Teachers Association (AIGTA), has voiced a strong critique of the systemic neglect faced by guest teachers in Delhi, asserting that they have been relegated to a mere "vote bank" status, which has prevented the regularisation of their positions over the past decade. "Guest teachers were first recruited in 2009," Dedha explains, "and initially, they were paid on an hourly basis. This was later changed to a daily basis, but the pay remains meagre."

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