BANDIPORA 6 SEPTEMBER 2026
BHAT ZAHOOR
Hajin: The Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF), Bandipora, on Sunday organised a teachers’ conference at Town Hall Hajin, where issues concerning the teaching community, including restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), came under discussion.Wajahat Hussain Dhurani was the chief guest at the event. Mehraj-ud-Din Zargar, Chairman JKTF, Mir Bashir Ahmad, EJAC UT Chief Spokesperson, Sheikh Mohammad Ashraf, State President JKTF Jammu, M.A. Khan, Sajad Ahmad, District President JKTF Bandipora, Majid Majeed and Mohammad Yaseen were among those present.
The conference was attended by a large number of teachers from different areas of the district, who raised various issues concerning their service conditions and sought concrete measures for their resolution.Speakers at the conference stressed the need for greater unity among teachers and said the forum would continue to raise their genuine demands at appropriate platforms. They also discussed the concerns surrounding the OPS and TET and called for a sustained struggle to safeguard the interests of the teaching community.The teachers expressed hope that the UT government would support them in their fight and take up the issue with the concerned authorities. “We are not against the Supreme Court order, but we request the government to also look at the dignity and concerns of teachers,” they said.They also thanked Education Minister Sakeena Itoo for assuring them that a resolution on the issue would be brought before the Assembly during its upcoming session.The leaders said the forum would continue to highlight issues faced by teachers and work collectively for their resolution. The speakers also called upon the teaching community to remain united in pursuing their legitimate demands.
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