Frustrated by the imposition of non-academic tasks, schoolteachers across the state have initiated a boycott after being asked to review and provide data for the financial audit of the Midday Meal (MDM) scheme, conducted annually since 2015.

Audit teams are visiting schools district by district, and teachers have been provided with a format to verify and input audit data from each year. The task is particularly onerous and teachers throughout the state have commenced a protest.  A spokesperson has stated that teachers have always been roped in for tasks like election duty, census activities, or, in this case, the meticulous audit verification of the MDM scheme spanning several years. This, despite the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which stipulates teachers should not be engaged in non-academic duties, they continue to be burdened with such tasks.