The State Government on Monday in principle announced a new Great-in-Aid Policy for Block Grant (BG) schoolteachers and employees. The Grant-in-Aid Policy-2013 would have a retrospective effect from April 1 this year, said School and Mass Education Minister Rabi Narayan Nanda.
Nanda said that as per the provisions under the policy, teachers and employees, the schools getting Block Grant for eight years and above would be eligible for hundred per cent Grants-in-Aid.
Similarly, the Block Grant teachers and employees with minimum six years’ service would get 60 per cent of the Grant-in-Aid and those having minimum three years and below would be eligible to get the aid to the tune of 60 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, he said. Nanda said the new policy would entail an additional financial burden of Rs 293 crore per annum.
As many as 25,000 teachers and employees belonging to around 2,400 non-Government High Schools would be benefited under the policy, which has the nod of the Chief Minister and the Cabinet. According to official sources, the eligible teachers would get their salaries and other benefits as per the 6th Pay Commission award.