(a) whether the teaching and non-teaching staff members of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
(JNV) in the country are on an indefinite strike;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for their going on strike;
(c) the steps taken by the Government to redress their grievances and demands;and
(d) the success achieved as a result thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR.SHASHI THAROOR)
(a) & (b) The teaching and non-teaching staff of some of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas had proceeded on indefinite
strike with effect from 6.02.2013 for fulfillment of various demands relating to their service conditions.
(c) & (d) The strike has since been called off with effect from 15.2.2013 after detailed discussions with the representatives of the various staff associations of JNVs with the assurance that all the genuine demands would be looked into by the Government and the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) sympathetically in a time-bound manner.