Teachers demanding equal pay for equal work detained again in Chennai

Key Points

1. Teachers from the Secondary Grade Seniority Teachers’ Association (SSTA) protested in Chennai on December 29, 2025.
2. The protest was for ‘equal pay for equal work’ for secondary-grade teachers.
3. Teachers appointed before June 1, 2009, receive a basic pay of ₹8,370, while those appointed after that date receive ₹5,200.
4. The pay gap between the two sets of teachers is over ₹10,000.
5. The government has set up three committees over the past 16 years to probe the pay disparity issue.
6. Two teachers were injured and over 1,000 were detained during the protest.
7. The SSTA announced a strike in September 2025, leading to the appointment of the most recent committee.