Overview
- Thousands of primary teachers completed a 15-day statewide march and launched an indefinite relay hunger strike in Shimla on Sunday to press for rollback of the School Complex System.
- Protest leaders say the system, introduced in September 2025, groups 15–20 primary and middle schools under a single head and has reduced local school autonomy and disrupted teacher deployment.
- Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met protesters and announced that the government will amend or, if needed, withdraw the scheme, form a review committee, and withdraw FIRs and suspensions against teachers.
- The federation has refused to suspend the hunger strike until those promises are formally notified and implemented, and it has warned of intensifying action if officials do not act before Teachers' Day.
- Federation claims include more than 15,000 at the Shimla gathering and about 200 primary schools operating without regular teachers, claims reported by media but not independently verified; the coming committee report will be the key next step to watch.