Bihar govt to soon hire 1.5 lakh school teachers

“Earlier, the recruitment of teachers was held at panchayat, block and district levels… Under the new rule, the government will appoint teachers through a Commission,” S Siddharth, Additional Chief Secretary (Cabinet Secretariat), told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.

According to a senior education department official, around 1.5 lakh teachers from primary to senior secondary stages will now be appointed on the basis of the revised guidelines.

Around 9,350 upgraded higher secondary schools in the state are facing an acute shortage of teachers.

“Under the new rule, appointments will not be made on a contractual basis. Those teachers, who have been appointed on contract, can now become regular government teachers after clearing entrance examinations conducted by the Commission,” he said.

Siddharth said the state Cabinet approved a 4 per cent increase in the DA of the state employees and pensioners.

The pensioners and state government employees will now receive 42 per cent DA with effect from January 1, 2023, he said.