A visit to Pune Municipal Corporation-run School number 70 B located in Kothrud area will give any parent much to think about, as students sit around in the open or play in the corridors all day long, and teachers are difficult to spot. While the students may be making the most of the unprecedented opportunity to get a little exercise, the teachers on the other hand are apparently relaxing at home without having to bother about salary cuts.

Nothing to do: With few or no teachers turning up for work since the convention began on January 7, students of a civic-run school in Kothrud sit in the playground missing out on their studies