The court has expressed hope that the committee will consider the matter in the next three months and take an appropriate decision on increasing the honorarium of Shikshamitras. Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamsheri has given this order on 10 petitions including that of Jitendra Kumar Bharti. However, the court refused to accept the demand for equal pay for equal work.
Relief news has come from Allahabad High Court for 1.64 lakh Shikshamitras of Uttar Pradesh. In fact, the High Court has directed the Yogi government to consider and take a decision on increasing the honorarium of Shikshamitras. Under the instructions of the High Court, the government will have to constitute a high level committee within four weeks. The High Court has considered the honorarium being given to Shikshamitras to be much less than the amount required for living as per the financial index of the country.
What did the court say?
Along with this, the court has expressed hope that the committee will consider this matter in the next three months and take an appropriate decision on increasing the honorarium of Shikshamitras. Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamsheri has given this order on 10 petitions including that of Jitendra Kumar Bharti. Apart from this, the court refused to accept the demand of equal pay for equal work, but said that such an honorarium should be given, which can lead a dignified life in view of inflation.
You get only Rs 10,000
Shikshamitra has been teaching in many schools for the last 18 years. He is being given an honorarium of only ten thousand rupees per month. On the petition, the advocate said that under the established legal principle of equal pay for equal work, the minimum pay scale given to the regular assistant teacher should be given, or the honorarium should be revised and increased. Let us tell you that if the government decides to increase the honorarium, then 1.64 lakh Shikshamitras of the state will benefit from it.
