Archive · 1 Oct 2026
West Bengal Raises Remuneration for School Education Contract Workers
The West Bengal government has decided to pay more money to many contractual education workers.
These workers include para-teachers, special teachers and Shiksha Bandhu.
Primary para-teachers will get Rs 16,941 each month.
Upper-primary para-teachers will get Rs 20,523.
Special teachers and education volunteers under PM POSHAN will also receive higher payments.
Many other school programme workers will get increases too.
The new amounts were approved by the Governor of West Bengal.
One part of the notification says Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra heads receive a Rs 6,000 increase, but its listed old and new amounts show a larger difference.
West Bengal approved higher monthly remuneration for para-teachers, special teachers, Shiksha Bandhu and other contractual school workers.
Primary para-teachers will receive Rs 16,941, up from Rs 11,941, while upper-primary para-teachers will receive Rs 20,523, up from Rs 15,523.
Special teachers’ remuneration rises to Rs 19,924, and Shiksha Bandhu payments increase to Rs 14,954 per month.
PM POSHAN education volunteers will receive Rs 16,000 monthly instead of Rs 11,000.
The notification also revises payments for management staff and other workers, although the stated Rs 6,000 increase for Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra heads does not match the listed figures.
- Who
- The West Bengal government and contractual workers engaged in state school education programmes.
- What
- Monthly remuneration was increased for para-teachers, special teachers, Shiksha Bandhu, PM POSHAN volunteers and other contractual staff.
- When
- The notification’s effective date is not specified in the article.
- Where
- West Bengal, India.
- Why
- To revise remuneration for workers covered under the listed school education programmes.
- Primary para-teachers
- Rs 16,941 per month, increased from Rs 11,941.
- Upper-primary para-teachers
- Rs 20,523 per month, increased from Rs 15,523.
- Special teachers
- Rs 19,924 per month, increased from Rs 14,924.
- Shiksha Bandhu
- Rs 14,954 per month, increased from Rs 9,954.
- PM POSHAN education volunteers
- Rs 16,000 per month, increased from Rs 11,000.
- District programme managers
- Rs 25,692 per month, increased from Rs 19,692.
- Notification discrepancy
- Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra heads are listed as rising from Rs 6,178 to Rs 22,178, while the text describes the increase as Rs 6,000.