Primary and Education Minister B.C. Nagesh on Tuesday assured the Legislative Council that a meeting with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be convened soon to solve the problem of ‘notional salary’ among teachers in private aided institutions.
His assurances came after much persuasion from members across parties, who urged him to provide a closure to the three-decade-old issue.
The issue pertains to the gap years of work of teachers from the date of their joining and the date of awarding grant by the government, which the government considers “notional” work. Members pointed out that in many cases, there has been a huge gap sometimes extending to more than 10 years, and there is loss of salary and pension benefits for those working years.
