Grant-in-aid schools demand Khel Sahayaks

Ahmedabad: The association of grant-in-aid school administrations has written to the chief minister to appoint Khel Sahayaks or assistant sports teachers in grant-in-aid schools also. The letter says that there are 5,000 schools in the state which don’t have full-time sports teachers.On Monday, the state education department announced that the practice of appointing visiting teachers in grant-in-aid schools that face a shortage of teaching staff will be discontinued. Instead, the department will recruit 26,500 Gyan Sahayaks or assistant teachers on a fixed pay basis. According to the notification issued by the education department, 15,000 assistant teachers will be hired for primary schools with a monthly salary of Rs 21,000. Additionally, 11,500 assistant teachers will be recruited for secondary and higher secondary schools. tnn
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