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A Diwali gift for Haryana teachers

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday announced a 30 per cent increase in the honorarium for guest teachers, thus giving them an additional benefit of Rs.1 crore. He said this was a Diwali gift to the teachers engaged as guest faculty.

Mr. Hooda disclosed that a school lecturer would have to take 30 classes per week and the rate would be enhanced from Rs.80 per class to Rs.105 per class. Masters taking 36 classes per week would get remuneration at the rate of Rs.70 per class instead of Rs.55 so far. Hindi, Sanskrit and Punjabi teachers taking 39 classes per week would get Rs.65 per class instead of Rs.50 earlier.

The Chief Minister said drawing teachers taking 39 classes per week would be paid Rs.60 per class as against Rs.45 earlier. JBT teachers teaching full day would be paid Rs.295 per day instead of Rs.225 per day so far.

Thanking the Chief Minister for this gesture, Education Minister Mange Ram Gupta said the honorarium for guest teachers was fixed two years ago. The rates were then fixed in relation to the estimated monthly salary of regular teachers that would be at the lowest of the pay scale. There had been a demand from the Haryana Adhyapak Sangh that the remuneration for guest faculty be enhanced.

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