Bonanza for retirees of aided schools

Chandigarh, June 12

The Haryana Government has announced monthly honorarium ranging from Rs6,000 to Rs20,000 for the teaching and non-teaching staff of government-aided schools who retired between July 28, 1988, to May 10, 1998.

The monthly honorarium, which will be paid under the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Honorarium Scheme, will be paid to the teaching and non-teaching staff who retired from sanctioned and aided posts from privately managed schools with effect from January 1, 2019.

Retired principals to get Rs20,000

Under the scheme, while the retired principals would be paid Rs20,000, the headmasters would get Rs18,000. The lecturers would be paid Rs16,000 and masters Rs14,000. The JBTs, drawing teachers and PTIs would be entitled to Rs12,000 per month

Additional Chief Secretary (School Education) Mahavir Singh said the honorarium would be given only to those retirees who were not getting any other pensionary benefits. “Besides, they would not be entitled to any DA or other allowances,” he added.

Under the scheme, while the retired principals would be paid Rs20,000, the headmasters would get Rs18,000. The lecturers would be paid Rs16,000 and masters Rs14,000. The JBTs, drawing teachers and PTIs would be entitled to Rs12,000 per month.

As far as Class-III non-teaching staff is concerned, they would get Rs11,000 while non-teaching Class IV employees would be paid Rs6,000. The retirees must have completed a minimum of 10 years in service to be eligible for the honorarium. — TNS