Pay hike made effective from July this year

Teachers of non-government organisations under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) system will also get salaries under the new pay scale with retrospective effect from July 1 this year, according to the Ministry of Education.

The new pay scale will be implemented after the ministry and the finance division thoroughly evaluate the issue of increasing grant and assistance to the MPO-listed educational institutions on the basis of their eligibility and efficiency, the ministry said in an order yesterday.

It, however, did not say whether the teachers would get their increased salaries from January next year as is the case for government employees.

Earlier, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said the education ministry was to prepare a report on the performance of these educational institutions, which would be evaluated before the implementation of the new pay scale and the process might take about a month.

If the education ministry makes the report by this month, it will be evaluated and the teachers are likely to get their new salaries from February, said a finance ministry official.

The order of the new pay scale for public servants was issued on December 15, according to which they will get their increased salaries from January next year.