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Tamil Nadu Teachers Strike Over Unpaid Salary Increases and Pension Concerns
Chennai, India – November 7, 2025 – Teachers from government-aided colleges across Tamil Nadu staged a day-long hunger strike in Chennai on Thursday, November 6, demanding the immediate release of revised salaries under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS). The teachers claim that the implementation of a 2021 government order (G.O.) providing CAS monetary benefits dating back to 2018, following the 7th Pay Commission revision of 2016, is still pending.
The protest, organized jointly by the Association of University Teachers (AUT) and several university teachers’ associations, also called for the reinstatement of the old pension scheme and the granting of incentive increments for teachers holding M.Phil. or Ph.D. degrees. Furthermore, they demanded the withdrawal of the Private Universities Amendment Bill, arguing it undermines social justice and harms student interests.
Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi MLA S.S. Balaji addressed the protesting teachers, criticizing the state government’s focus on popular schemes at the expense of other critical issues. CPI State secretary M. Veerapandian, P.B. Prince Gajendra Babu, general secretary, State Platform for Common School System-Tamil Nadu, Gandhiraj, president, AUT, and Periyasamy Raja, president, MUTA, also spoke in support of the teachers’ demands.
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