Revision of remuneration of guest teachers approved

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Education Department's proposal for revision in the rates of remuneration of the miscellaneous category of guest teachers.

"The Department has proposed that the rate of daily remuneration for Miscellaneous Category guest teachers brought at per with Trained Graduate Teachers (with CTET qualification) guest teachers, i.e. enhanced from Rs 1,050 to Rs 1,403 per day, prospectively. Thereafter, it would be submitted to Lieutenant Governor for approval, the Competent Authority in this regard," said an official.

He added that Directorate of Education has been engaging guest teachers since 2010, as a stop-gap arrangement against regular posts lying vacant/pending finalisation of direct recruitment by DSSSB or short-term vacancies caused due to Child Care Leave (CCL), Maternity Leave etc in the academic interest of the students.

"A committee had been constituted by the Deputy CM to examine the request of Dilli Atithi Shikshak Sangh regarding the revision of the remuneration of Guest Teachers engaged in government schools under the Directorate of Education and submit its recommendations. The committee was headed by Principal Secretary (Finance) with Secretary (Education) and Special Secretary (Services) as members," said the official.

The Cabinet also approved the proposal of the Department to empower School Management Committees (SMCS) by renaming and restructuring Vidyalaya Kalyan Samitis as SMCS.

It also approved that the allocation of funds shall be delinked from the building in-charge concept and will be linked to the enrollment of students of the school.

"The fund requirement for this revamped scheme will be met from the budget head SMC Fund and an amount of Rs 56 crore has been proposed for the current financial year," the official added.

The Cabinet further decided that the School Development Plan should form the basis for the implementation of SMC related programmes/ initiatives.