Bhubaneswar: The Ashok Tripathy Committee, constituted to examine various issues and demands of teachers working in primary, upper primary, high schools and higher secondary schools across Odisha, submitted its report to the state government on Monday.

The report was submitted at a high-level meeting held at Lok Seva Bhavan in the capital city here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Majhi said the recommendations made by the committee would be examined carefully and an appropriate decision would be taken by the government.

The committee was constituted on December 6, 2025, following the Chief Minister’s direction, and was subsequently reconstituted on February 3, 2026.

According to information shared at the meeting, representatives of 104 associations representing different categories of teachers from across the state met the committee and placed their demands and concerns before it. The committee held altogether 90 meetings to deliberate on the issues and submitted 79 reports to the government during the process.

Committee chairman Ashok Tripathy and co-chairman Sudarshan Nayak presented the committee’s various recommendations before the Chief Minister at Monday’s meeting.

School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj and senior officials of the state government were present at the meeting.