India, Nov. 10 -- Teachers across the state are upset about the growing number of non-academic duties assigned to them, saying that their increasing workload is affecting classroom teaching and students' academic performance. Having already spent almost six months on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duties, they will now be deployed for census work, further eating into their teaching time.

The SIR-related work affected teaching, with many schools forced to function for only half a day. The extension of the SIR deadline until November 25 has further added to their workload. Teachers said the work also affected their summer vacations and delayed regular classroom activities, unit tests and periodic assessments.

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