- By Ritesh Kumar
- Tue, 26 Dec 2023 04:00 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday decided to grant government employee status to around 3.5 lakh contractual (Niyojit) teachers who are currently teaching in various government-run schools in the state, according to media reports.
"Immediately after notification by the state government in this regard, these contractual teachers, teaching in different state-run schools for the last several years, will be considered as 'exclusive teachers', with government employee status. A proposal in this regard was mooted by the state Education department before the cabinet on Tuesday, which was later approved," said S. Siddharth, Additional Chief Secretary (Cabinet Secretariat), as reported by news agency PTI.
While elaborating on the process of the newly approved policy, Siddharth said, "These exclusive teachers will have to clear competency examinations for continuing the status of a government employee. Clearing competency examination will be mandatory for continuing government employee status. It will soon be decided as to which government agency will conduct the competency examination. For those who don't clear the competency examination, the state government will decide their fate at a later stage. They will get three chances to clear the examination".
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He further stated that there are over 3.5 lakh contractual teachers in the state overall and that the state government made a significant choice since for the past sevaral months, contractual teachers had been requesting government employee status.
"Their salary structure will be revised as per guidelines set by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) only after clearing the competency tests," he added, adding that their current pay structure will remain same even after the notification.