STATEMENT SHOWING POSITION OF
 VIEWS EXPRESSED BY STATE GOVTS.
 FROM TIME TO TIME
 

Response from State Governments in regard to voting rights to elementary school teachers

 
                                          

 
        
                  1972                  1977-78                        1978
        
                                          

        Bihar and U.P. recomm-   Bihar U.P. Karnataka      Karnataka Govt.  recomm- 
        ended of Legislative     and Maharashtra all the   ended abolition of Teachers
        Councils                 four State Govts. have    Constituencies altogether 
                                 opposed the proposal 
        
                                               

        
        
                                               

 
        
               June, 1982                  1991                          1992
        
                                          

        
         U.P. Govt. have pro-    Karnataka and Maharashtra      Bihar Govt. is of the  
        posed extension of       Govts. have recommended         opinion that voting  
        voting rights to ele-    change in the Constitution     rights in Teachers'
        mentary school teachers  to include voting rights to    Constituencies in 
                                 elementary school teachers.    Legislative Councils
                                 U.P. and Bihar are not in      may be extended to 
                                 favour of changing the         primary school teachers 
                                 status quo.                    also.