Bihar State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Proceedings and Service Conditions) Rules 2023 | 11 Apr 2023

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On 10 April 2023, the Bihar cabinet approved the Bihar State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Proceedings and Service Conditions) Rules, 2023. Along with this, the units making appointments on the old pattern have been disbanded.

Key Points

• The Bihar state government has approved the new rules for the appointment of teachers. This rule will be effective from the appointment of the seventh phase. Now teachers will be called state employees.
• Under the new rules, CTET and STET pass candidates will get a chance to become teachers directly and they will become state employees. Employed teachers must appear in the competitive examination to become state employees.
• Employed teachers will get age relaxation. The state government has reduced the minimum age for teacher recruitment to 21 years. Now teachers will be reinstated through the event.
• Apart from this, the cabinet has also approved the agenda of increasing the dearness allowance. Dearness allowance of state employees has been increased by 4 per cent from 38% to 42%. It will come into force on January 1, 2023. With effect from 1 January 2023, the Dearness Allowance (DA) will be available. Along with the state employees, pensioners will also get benefits.
• The Bihar cabinet has also approved temporarily increasing the Bihar Contingency Fund from Rs.300 crore to Rs.10,000 crore for this financial year.