Madhya Pradesh includes 2.37 lakh teachers in 7 th Pay Commission
Bhopal, May 30: Now soon teachers of Madhya Pradesh will get an addition in salary as it has been decided to include 2 lakh 37 thousand contractual teachers in 7th pay scale. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday.
Cabinet also decided that no contractual employee in other government departments will be retrenched. Cabinet also decided that the contractual staffers will be given 15 days privilege leave, 13 days casual leave and 10 days other leave in a calendar year.
The landmark decision of the Cabinet in teachers ' interest. A nod to Savilian in the Department of School Education and scheduled work Department of Teachers, assistant teachers and senior teachers. Benefitting 2.37 lakh teachers will become government employees, 1 July ' 18 7th pay scales.
Stating that the teachers will now be considered as state government employees, CM Chouhan said, "They will get financial benefits and various allowances as per the seventh pay commission; not only this, they will receive respect in the society. This decision will improve the quality of education in government schools.