There can be good news for guest teachers soon as a proposal is in the anvil, to raise the salaries of all guest teachers irrespective of whether they have cleared the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) or not.
In the cabinet meeting on Saturday, the proposal was tabled in front of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, by the education department, to increase salaries of guest teachers who have cleared 'Central Teacher Eligibility Test. However, the CM directed it to include non-CTET guest teachers also in its proposal.
According to sources, "The Chief Minister has asked Education department to include those teachers who have not cleared CTET, in its original proposal so that all guest teachers will get benefits."
After including the teachers who have not cleared CTET, also in the proposal, it will be tabled again at the next cabinet meeting.
The current salary of guest teachers is Rs
17,000-19,000 and as per the plan, the government wants to increase it to Rs
32,000-34,000.
Statistics reveal that there are about 15,000 guest teachers currently, who are teaching students in 1,025 government schools all over Delhi.