Bihar Cabinet to give govt employee status to 3.5 lakh contractual teachers

The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday decided to give government employee status to around 35 lakh contractual Niyojit teachers teaching in different governmentrun schools in the state an official saidThe decision to this effect was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish KumarImmediately after notification by the state government in this regard these contractual teachers teaching in different staterun 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 S Siddharth Additional Chief Secretary Cabinet Secretariat told reporters after the cabinet meetingWhile 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 dont clear the competency examination the state government will decide their fate at a later stage They will get three chances to clear the examinationAt present their salary structure will remain the same even after the notification he said adding that Their salary structure will be revised as per guidelines set by the Bihar Public Service Commission BPSC only after clearing the competency testsThe total number of contractual teachers in the state is around 35 lakh he said adding that it is a major decision by the state government as contractual teachers were demanding government employee status for the last several monthsThe Cabinet also approved the new Tourism policy of BiharUnder the new policy the government will develop worldclass infrastructural tourism facilities in the state The government will also give provide financial assistance to promote hotels restaurants and resorts at tourist places in the state Provisions of assistance are also there for the development of tourist facilities along the highways facilities like camping sites and adventure sports the additional chief secretary saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever