Archive · 26 Sep 2026
Telangana Teachers Protest GO 25 Over Workload and Duties
Secondary Grade Teachers in Telangana held protests during their lunch breaks.
They were objecting to a government order called GO 25.
They said they have too much academic and non-teaching work.
They also said some teachers must teach several grades at the same time.
The teachers want one teacher for every class and a teacher-pupil ratio of 1:20.
They asked officials to change or cancel GO 25.
The groups also discussed a Jagtial teacher named Prashanth who allegedly took sleeping pills after a school meeting.
They want action against officials involved and want teachers to spend more time teaching children.
Secondary Grade Teachers held lunch-break protests at schools across Telangana against GO 25 and rising workloads.
Teachers demanded that GO 25 be withdrawn or amended, with a 1:20 teacher-pupil ratio and one teacher for each class.
The union said Foundational Literacy and Numeracy duties, multi-grade teaching, and other responsibilities were increasing SGT workloads.
Teachers highlighted the case of Prashanth, an in-charge headmaster who allegedly consumed sleeping pills after a school-complex meeting in Jagtial district.
Teacher groups sought action against officials and called for teachers to be freed from non-teaching duties.
- Who
- Secondary Grade Teachers and the Secondary Grade Teachers Union.
- What
- Teachers held lunch-break protests against GO 25, multi-grade teaching, and additional academic and non-teaching duties.
- When
- The protests were called during school-complex meetings on September 24 and 25.
- Where
- At schools across Telangana, including ZPHS Indupur; the reported teacher incident occurred in Chiluvakoduru, Gollapalli mandal, Jagtial district.
- Why
- Teachers wanted GO 25 withdrawn or amended, reduced non-teaching duties, a 1:20 teacher-pupil ratio, and one teacher for every class.
- Protest format
- Lunch-break demonstrations at schools
- Main issue
- GO 25 and rising academic and non-teaching workload
- Teacher demand
- A 1:20 teacher-pupil ratio and one teacher for every class
- Additional duties
- Foundational Literacy and Numeracy responsibilities and multi-grade teaching
- Reported incident
- Prashanth allegedly consumed sleeping pills after a school-complex meeting
- Incident location
- A government primary school in Chiluvakoduru, Gollapalli mandal, Jagtial district
- Further request
- Action against officials and relief from non-teaching duties