Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Tamil Nadu Teachers and Nurses Protest Over Pay Disparity
Teachers and nurses in Tamil Nadu are protesting because they feel they are being paid unfairly.
Teachers who started working after June 2009 get paid less than those who started before, and this has been going on for over 20 years.
Nurses are also protesting for equal pay, permanent jobs, and better benefits like maternity leave.
The government has met with them and promised to look into their demands, but the protests are still going on.
The teachers plan to protest on December 26, and the nurses have been protesting for five days.
The government has regularized some nurses and created new nursing posts, but the protesters want more immediate action.
Teachers and nurses in Tamil Nadu are protesting over pay disparities and demands for regularization and better benefits.
Teachers appointed after May 31, 2009, receive lower salaries compared to those appointed before, a disparity that has existed for over 20 years.
The Seventh Pay Commission implementation in 2022 worsened the pay gap for teachers.
The government has met with 44 teachers’ and employees’ organizations on December 25 to discuss the issue and has taken some steps to address the nurses' demands.
Protesters are demanding immediate regularization, equal pay for equal work, and better benefits, including maternity leave for all nurses.
- Who
- Secondary Grade Seniority Teachers’ Association (SSTA), Tamil Nadu Nurses Development Association, and affected teachers and nurses
- What
- Protests over pay disparity and demands for regularization and benefits
- When
- December 26 (Teachers) and ongoing (Nurses)
- Where
- Tamil Nadu
- Why
- To demand resolution of pay disparity, regularization, and better benefits for teachers and nurses
Teachers and Nurses
Tamil Nadu Government
Pay Disparity
Teachers and Nurses
Teachers and nurses demand equal pay for equal work, citing long-standing disparities and unfair treatment.
Tamil Nadu Government
The government is studying the demands and has taken some steps to address the issues, such as creating new posts and regularizing some nurses.
Regularization and Benefits
Teachers and Nurses
Protesters want immediate regularization and better benefits, including maternity leave for all nurses.
Tamil Nadu Government
The government has regularized some nurses and is considering extending benefits, but the process is ongoing.
- Association
- Secondary Grade Seniority Teachers’ Association (SSTA) and Tamil Nadu Nurses Development Association
- Number of Teachers Affected
- 20,000
- Number of Nurses Regularized
- 3,614
- Date of Protest
- December 26 (Teachers) and ongoing (Nurses)
- Pay Disparity Cause
- Teachers appointed before and after May 31, 2009
- Pay Commission
- Seventh Pay Commission (2022)
- Government Meeting
- December 25 with 44 government employees’ and teachers’ organisations
- New Nursing Posts
- 750
- Permanent Orders Issued
- 169
Sources
Tamil Nadu: Secondary Grade Seniority Teachers' Association To Hold Statewide Protest Over 20-Year Pay Disparity On December 26
TN govt agrees to consider demands of striking nurses as protest enters fifth day
