Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said that only AI-registered teachers giving regular attendance on the Shiksha Setu would be eligible for transfer from now onwards.
The government refused to pay the trained graduate teachers the grade pay (Rs 8,700 per month) as per the recommendation of the Seventh Pay Commission.
The Assam State Primary Teachers Association (ASPTA) expressed their grief over the demise of the president of the All India Primary Teachers Federation, Rampal Singh.