West Bengal Primary Teacher Salary/ Pay Scale of Primary Teacher in West Bengal
The School Education Department, Government of West Bengal, has finally recognized the need for the elevation of Band Pay or Pay Scale of Primary Teacher in West Bengal against their 14 days long hunger strike and protests.
Vide Notification No. 510-SE/P/10M-06/09(PT-I). TET. Dated, the 26th July 2019, the Grade Pay of Trained and Untrained Primary Teachers have been enhanced from Rs.2600 and Rs.2300 to Rs.3600 and Rs.2900 respectively.
The said notification says that “the Grade Pay of Trained Primary Teacher Salary is enhanced from Rs. 2600/- in Pay Band-2 to Rs. 3600/- in Pay Band-3 and the Grade Pay of Untrained Primary Teacher Salary is enhanced from Rs. 2300/- to Rs. 2900/- in Pay Band-2 with effect from 1st August 2019″.
West Bengal Primary Teacher Salary
West Bengal Primary Teacher Salary (Revised) Calculator from August 2019
Before, jumping to the revised salary calculator, let’s see below the existing Pay Scale of Primary Teacher in West Bengal.
Revised Pay Scale of Primary Teacher in West Bengal from August 2019
| Trained Primary Teachers | Untrained Primary Teachers |
|---|---|
| Revised Pay Band(PB)-3 Rs.7100-37600 | Revised Pay Band(PB)-2 Rs.5400-25200 |
| Old G.P enhanced from Rs.2600 to Rs.3600 | Old G.P enhanced from Rs.2300 to Rs.2900 |
| Elevation from Pay Band 2 to PB 3 | Pay Band 2 remained same |
Therefore, you can see that there has been an increase in gross pay @24.50% from August 2019 after such GP revision.
Thus, the hunger strike and protests of the aggrieved primary teachers have come to a successful end with this enhancement to a great extent.
Final words on West Bengal Primary Teacher Salary
WB Primary Teacher Salary Increase
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