Shillong, Sept 4: The Hynñiewtrep Youths’ Council (HYC) has asked the Congress-led government in the state to announce a uniform pay scale for all categories of teachers in the state.

In a statement issued here on Monday on the eve of Teachers’ Day, the HYC extended its warm wishes to all teachers for their selfless contribution to the society.

“We demand from the state government to announce a uniform pay scale for all categories of teachers which include adhoc, deficit, SSA and others,” HYC education secretary, Roy Kupar Synrem said.

He said it would be befitting for the state government to consider the demand in view of the fact that these teachers have been working with the same work load (as those in government schools), and teaching the same syllabus to ensure equal pay for equal work.

Asking the government to speed up the much awaited state education policy, the HYC was of the opinion that teachers should be also recognized as gazetted officers.

“There is also an urgent need for setting up of state university and government colleges in all 47 blocks of the state,” Synrem said.