In a significant decision, the Bihar Cabinet on December 26 granted the status of State employees to four lakh contractual teachers. To secure their position, the contractual teachers are required to pass an examination.
A total of 29 agendas were approved in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
After the Cabinet meeting, Additional Chief Secretary (Cabinet Secretariat) S. Siddharth said the Bihar School Exclusive Teacher Rules, 2023 had been approved, which granted the status of government employees to all teachers working in panchayat, zila parishad, panchayat samiti, and municipal schools. He also said that all teachers at different schools in the State would be considered “exclusive teachers with government employee status”.
