The Chhattisgarh Government has agreed to bring 1.50 lakh ‘shikshakarmis’ who are presently working under the Panchayats and local bodies, under the scope of the state school education department. This decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh.
State Panchayat and Rural Development Minister, Ajay Chandrakar, said the decision will be effective from July 1 and will benefit around 1.50 lakh shikshakarmi who are presently under the purview of Panchayats and urban local bodies. In the first phase, the merger of 1.03 lakh shikshakarmi who have completed eight years of service will be carried out from the July 1. The remaining 48,000 shikshakarmi will become eligible for merger into the school education department as and when they complete eight years of service.
Further, the minister added that these shikshakarmi will get the benefit of pay Commission recommendations which regular teachers get. They will also get pay scale, allowances and other facilities such as appointment on compassionate grounds and promotions to which regular teachers are entitled. The decision will put a burden of Rs. 1,346 crore on the exchequer.
CM Raman Singh had announced on June 10 that shikshakarmi will be brought under the school education department, fulfilling their long pending demand.
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