Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Madhya Pradesh Teachers Intensify Bhopal Protest Over Service Demands
Teachers in Madhya Pradesh are protesting in Bhopal.
They say some important work benefits have not been settled for many years.
One demand is that their service should count from the day they were first appointed.
They also want the Teacher Eligibility Test requirement removed for existing teachers.
The teachers say their recruitment system was different from newer systems.
They object to forced e-attendance, which they say causes unnecessary harassment.
The protest is being held in turns so it can continue.
They say they will keep protesting until the government discusses and resolves their concerns.
Teachers in Madhya Pradesh are holding a rotational sit-in protest in Bhopal under the Madhya Pradesh Adhyapak Sanyukt Morcha.
They are demanding that service tenure be calculated from their initial appointment date.
Teachers want the state government to scrap the Teacher Eligibility Test requirement for existing teachers.
They have also called for the forced e-attendance system to be rectified or abolished.
The protest will continue until the government holds talks and addresses their demands.
- Who
- Teachers across Madhya Pradesh, led by State Teachers’ Association President Jagdish Yadav and the Madhya Pradesh Adhyapak Sanyukt Morcha.
- What
- A rotational sit-in protest demanding service-tenure benefits, cancellation of the TET requirement for existing teachers, and changes to the e-attendance system.
- When
- The protest was reported on September 27, 2026; teachers said they had raised the service-tenure issue for eight years and the TET issue for six months.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Teachers say their service conditions and long-term benefits remain unresolved and want the state government to open talks and take concrete action.
- Protest location
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Organising group
- Madhya Pradesh Adhyapak Sanyukt Morcha
- Service-tenure demand
- Count service from the date of initial appointment
- TET demand
- Scrap the TET requirement for existing teachers
- E-attendance demand
- Rectify or abolish the forced e-attendance system
- Protest format
- Rotational sit-in
- Continuation condition
- The agitation will continue until government dialogue and a resolution take place