After 16 years and countless delays, the state government has finally increased the remuneration of teachers employed on a ‘per hour’ basis in private schools from ₹60 to ₹150 per hour.
According to the government resolution (GR) issued on Monday, teachers who are employed for higher secondary school on a clock hour basis will now get a remuneration of ₹150 per hour while teachers employed for secondary school on a clock hour basis will have a remuneration of ₹120 per hour.
However, the teachers are unhappy with the meagre increase in their remuneration, and many have said that the government has not considered inflation and the increased cost of travelling while giving the hike.
Sharing their plight, Spruti Deshpande, a teacher employed on a clock hour basis, said that the remuneration itself is very low to begin with. “The effort teachers take at the school level is a lot. Comparatively, the remuneration is very low. The government should consider increasing the remuneration as financially, it is not possible to sustain with the growing inflation,” Deshpande said.
Vinod Mahajan, who works as an assistant teacher on a clock hour basis at the city-based Poona Night school and junior college, said that the hike in remuneration is very less. “Our work is considered part-time as it is only in the evening. However, we have to teach night school students the full syllabus and conduct examinations and other duties as well. With such meagre remuneration, it is very difficult to sustain in the city.”
{{/usCountry}}Vinod Mahajan, who works as an assistant teacher on a clock hour basis at the city-based Poona Night school and junior college, said that the hike in remuneration is very less. “Our work is considered part-time as it is only in the evening. However, we have to teach night school students the full syllabus and conduct examinations and other duties as well. With such meagre remuneration, it is very difficult to sustain in the city.”
{{/usCountry}}Avinash Takawale, president, Teachers’ cell, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), said that the remuneration has been increased after a very long period. “Teachers are important in teaching students. The remuneration was increased in 2006 after which it has been increased now. With the cost of living and travelling skyrocketing, it is affecting the teachers’ quality of life,” Takawale said.