Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani clears decks for higher pay

AHMEDABAD: In what might bring respite to more than 65,000 schoolteachers of the state, chief minister Vijay Rupani has decided to reverse the government’s decision to not approve higher pay scales for teachers.
Giving an affirmative response to the representations made by Gujarat State Primary Teachers Association (GSPTA) and Gujarat Education Federation (GEF) on the issue of higher pay scale, the CM has put into abeyance the government’s earlier June 25, 2019 decision, according to an official statement. Gujarat education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said the government has decided to revisit the decision and put it on hold indefinitely.