A MAHARASHTRA legislator on Thursday demanded a five- day working week for teachers and other staffers of schools and junior and senior colleges as well.
On Wednesday, the Maharashtra government announced a five- day working week for state government employees. The decision was taken at a state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The new system will be applicable from February 29. Kapil Patil, a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the teachersu2019 constituency, has written a letter to Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad, demanding a five- day working week for schools, junior colleges and senior colleges.
This will reduce burden on teachers and professors who can prepare in a better way for their teaching assignments, Patil said. It will reduce the burden of education on schoolchildren as well, he added. Agencies u2018 Introduce five- day working week for school, college staff, toou2019 29 february Day the five- day week will become applicable in state govt offices
