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West Bengal Teachers Resume Classes as Protests Continue Over Recruitment Scandal

The state shares a list of 15,400 untainted teachers with district inspectors, but non-teaching staff and others demand broader relief and transparency.

WBSSC office (photo:IANS)
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Overview

  • The West Bengal government has shared a non-public list of 15,400 'not specifically tainted' teachers with district inspectors, allowing them to return to work and draw salaries until December 31.
  • Protests persist outside the WBSSC and WBBSE offices as teachers and non-teaching staff demand public release of segregated lists and OMR sheets for transparency.
  • Non-teaching staff, excluded from the Supreme Court's interim relief, have launched sit-ins and hunger strikes, with some protestors requiring medical attention.
  • The Calcutta High Court is hearing contempt petitions against the state over delays in implementing court orders, while jurisdictional disputes are raised regarding the case's oversight.
  • Heads of schools have begun reinstating eligible teachers based on the shared lists, though discrepancies and omissions have led to further grievances.