MAHARASHTRA-Unrest in Junior Colleges

Unrest in Junior Colleges J V Deshpande EVEN though the near-total strike of the junior college (higher secondary school) teachers in Maharashtra has been called off after 19 days, the concerned teachers are not a happy lot, nor is tranquillity expected to return to junior and degree colleges in Maharashtra. The settlement reached with the state government has not satisfactorily tackled either the short-term issues or the basic issues of teachers at the higher secondary level.