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Delhi Clears Major Pay Hike for Vocational and Samagra Shiksha Teachers

The change brings Samagra Shiksha pay in line with primary teacher scales.

Overview

  • The Delhi cabinet, meeting Tuesday, approved revised monthly pay of ₹38,100 for about 1,131 vocational teachers and ₹35,420 for educators at 784 Samagra Shiksha centres.
  • Officials said the new salaries take effect next month, replacing earlier pay bands of ₹20,000–₹23,000 for vocational roles and ₹21,000 at Samagra centres.
  • The decision includes staff at Special Training Centres that help children who left school or never enrolled return to regular classrooms.
  • Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the hike recognizes work done in tough settings and should improve teachers’ financial security and morale.
  • Samagra Shiksha is a national school-education program that funds services from pre-school to Class XII, including bridge courses that re-enrol out-of-school children.