KSTA starts Secretariat March in Kerala

The Kerala School Teachers’ Association (KSTA) organized a march to the secretariat and district centers on Saturday and raised a lot of demands.

The march and dharna, in which many teachers participated and raised slogans, was held to protest the “anti-people” policies of the Union and state governments.

The KSTA also demanded job security for teachers; rejection of the National Education Policy, 2020; repeal of the PFRDA Act and implementation of the old pension system, pay revision and pension arrears regulations; and transparent transfer procedures.

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has been paying financial benefits to teachers and other employees despite the financial crisis caused by the Union government’s withholding of state funds. However, the United Democratic Front (UDF) government has decided to commercialize the education sector, make it unattractive and a tool of communalisation, KSTA claimed.

Published – 19 Sep 2026 21:40 IST