Archive · 14 Aug 2025
Ahmedabad School Fined After Staff Strike Over Salary
Imagine a school where the teachers and staff were not happy with their pay raises.
They decided to protest by not teaching.
The school's boss was also involved.
Because of this, the government said the school and the teachers did something wrong.
The school has to pay a fine, and the teachers will lose a day's pay.
The problem was about how much money people were getting, especially a new system that gave raises based on how well people were doing their jobs.
The government said the school should have fixed this problem and the teachers should not have stopped teaching.
Ahmedabad school management and teachers penalized following a dharna over salary issues.
The District Education Officer (DEO) imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the school management.
Teachers will lose a day's salary for participating in the strike and not teaching.
The dharna involved teaching and non-teaching staff protesting discriminatory annual increments.
The DEO cited violations of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, as the reason for the penalties.
- Who
- The management and teachers of Diwan Ballubhai High School, and the Ahmedabad District Education Officer (DEO).
- What
- Penalties were issued to the management and teachers of Diwan Ballubhai High School in Ahmedabad.
- When
- On August 11, the dharna took place; the penalties were issued later.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, India, specifically at Diwan Ballubhai High School.
- Why
- For participating in a dharna and not teaching due to salary increment disputes, violating the Right to Education Act.
Teachers
Management
Pay Raises
Teachers
Teachers protested the new performance-based increment system.
Management
The management implemented performance-based increment system.
- School Name
- Diwan Ballubhai High School
- Location
- Ahmedabad, India
- DEO
- Rohit Chaudhary
- Management Fine
- Rs 10,000
- Teacher Penalty
- Loss of one day's salary
- Dharna Date
- August 11
- Issue
- Salary increment