New teacher recruitment rules implemented in Bihar, sealed in cabinet meeting
Patna (IANS) | Now the appointment of teachers in Bihar will be done under the new rules. Only those candidates who pass the examination conducted by the commission will be able to become teachers.
The State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Proceedings and Service Conditions) Rules, 2023 were approved in the meeting held on Monday by the Bihar cabinet.
A total of 6 agendas were approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Giving detailed information to the media persons after the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat Department, S. Siddharth said that the Bihar State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Proceedings and Service Conditions) Rules, 2023 were approved in the meeting.
He said that the state government would directly appoint the teachers. Teachers will now be state workers. The provision of reinstatement of teachers from panchayat to municipal bodies will be abolished. Teachers will get regular salary, allowances and facilities like state employees.
The government has also given a chance to the already employed employed teachers. They will also be able to become regular teachers from employed by passing an examination.
Under the new rules, CTET and STET pass candidates will be able to become teachers after passing the competitive examination. This exam will be conducted by Bihar Public Service Commission or any other commission.
The appointed teachers will have to appear in the competitive examination to become state employees. Employed teachers will get age relaxation. The Nitish government has reduced the minimum age for teacher reinstatement to 21 years.
The proposal to increase the dearness allowance of state employees was also approved in the meeting. Dearness Allowance has been increased to 4 percent in Bihar. Now the dearness allowance will be increased from 38 percent to 42 percent to the state employees. This will be considered effective from 1 January 2023.
Along with the state employees, pensioners will also get its benefit.
–IANS
