TEACHERS EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO CM FOR HISTORIC DECISION OF SALARY HIKE, AS MANY AS 12700 TEACHERS TO GET THE BENEFIT OF SALARY ENHANCEMENT, DELEGATION OF TEACHERS CALL ON CM TO THANK HIM FOR THIS LANDMARK DECISION
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In a major gift to the 12700 contractual teachers who’s service has been regularised recently by the state government, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced upto three time increase in their emoluments and other benefits of the government job after regularisation of m services.
Announcing this today, the Chief Minister said that these teachers will be known as Associate Teachers, Special Inclusive Teachers and others adding that they will be governed by ‘Policy for Welfare of Adhoc, Contractual, Temporary Teachers (Nation Builders) and other employees in School Education Department’. He said that based on their educational qualifications and primary conditions for entry into services their emoluments have been fixed upto completion of 58 years in service. Bhagwant Mann said that these teachers will be entitled for an annual increment of 5% on their salaries every year.
A delegation of teachers today called on the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to express their gratitude for historic decision of the state government to enhance the salaries of the newly regularised teachers.(SUBHEAD)
Welcoming the decision, the teachers apprised the Chief Minister that the except lip service the previous governments didn't do anything to safeguard their interests. On the other hand, they said that that the Bhagwant Mann government has given a huge gift to the teachers firstly by regularising their services and now with a salary hike. They said that the entire teaching fraternity is indebted to the Chief Minister for this historic decision.
The delegation further said that 12700 teachers of the state will be benefitted from this path breaking initiative of the state government. They said that the state government has delivered what it had promised. They said that this path breaking initiative will go a long way in further revolutionising the education sector in the state.
“We welcome this decision. The Mann government has given us a huge gift in form if salary hike” said Kuldeep Singh. “I have been working as a teacher since 2006. Earlier we used to get only ₹10000 per month, and it was very difficult to run our household with that little money. The government has increased it to ₹22000. It will ease our lives and allow us to live our lives with dignity and pride”- Maninder Rana
“The previous governments did not give us our rights, on the contrary, they meted out injustice to us. But the Mann government fulfilled its promise made to us in just fifteen months. We thank Mann government for this historic decision.” – Ajmer Singh Aulakh
In the meantime Chief Minister said that BA pass Education Provider (Associate Teachers) who were hitherto getting Rs 9500 will now get Rs 20500 as emolument whereas such teachers with ETT and NTT qualification will get Rs 22000 as compared to salary of Rs 10250 at present. Similarly, he said that such teachers with BA/ MA B Ed degrees who are now getting Rs 11000 as salary will now get emolument worth Rs 23500. Bhagwant Mann said that IEV Volunteers who are till now getting salary worth Rs 5500 will now get emolument of Rs 15,000.
The Chief Minister further said that Education Volunteers who have been till yet getting salary of Rs 3500 will now get Rs 15,000 adding that EGS, EIE and STR teachers getting emolument worth Rs 6000 will now get Rs 18,000. He said that this is a landmark decision of the state government which will ensure the holistic development of these teachers. Bhagwant Mann said that these teachers have rendered service of more than 10 years in Education department after which the state government has regularised their services whereas the earlier governments had just done lip service on the issue.
