Karnataka govt to withdraw circular on teachers' pay cut after backlash
Bengaluru: Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa, after heeding objections raised by several legislators, told the Legislative Council that his department would withdraw the circular that threatened teachers with the loss of salary grants if students secured less than 60% in their subjects.
The directive, issued in the wake of a dip in the 2025 SSLC pass percentage, sought to hold teachers accountable for student performance. However, the move drew sharp criticism from several legislators, who argued that the 60% benchmark was arbitrary and unfair, as reported by Deccan Herald on Tuesday.
BJP MLC S.V. Sankanur said teachers could not be blamed for poor results when students were being promoted up to Class 9 without adequate academic rigour. “If you simply promote students till Class 9 and expect them to perform well in SSLC examinations, how is that possible? Teachers cannot be held for poor performance,” DH quoted him as saying.
Madhu Bangarappa assured the House that he had already discussed the matter with officials and confirmed the withdrawal of the circular. His statement comes shortly after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged action against Deputy Directors of Public Instruction for low SSLC performance in their respective districts.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
