Govt mulls separate pay 'grade' for primary teachers: Bidhan

Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder on Saturday said that the government is mulling over making a separate salary 'grade' for primary teachers.

"The government has already started thinking about teacher's promotions and a separate salary grade," he said in a view exchanging meeting with headmasters of primary schools in Magura district, BSS reports.

District Primary Education Office organized the meeting at Magura auditorium here.

In the meeting, the issues of improving the quality of primary education, teachers' promotions and salary structure revision were discussed.