The amount of assistance given to the teachers of government secondary schools of the state by the National Teacher Welfare Foundation Fund has been amended. Under this, the financial grant amount for the marriage of the daughters of deceased teachers has been increased from ten thousand to one lakh and the teacher suffering from serious disease will be given financial assistance of one lakh instead of 30 thousand.

The government has amended the rules of the National Teacher Welfare Foundation for this. Under this, on the case of teachers suffering from serious disease, immediate assistance of 50 thousand will be given in a week with the approval of the minister. After this, additional assistance amount will also be provided in special circumstances. For this, the applicant will have to give a certificate of the competent officer.

In the order issued by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Secondary Education Department, Deepak Kumar, it has been said that applications will be taken online for the assistance of such teachers and their dependents. A portal will be created for this. The application coming on this will have to be disposed of within a stipulated time. A three-member committee will be formed for this. In the same sequence, children from class one to eight will be charged five rupees instead of two rupees as flag fee and students from class nine to 12 will be charged ten rupees as contribution.

Deepak Kumar has also said that it is necessary to increase the fund for medical aid of teachers suffering from serious diseases and for the assistance given for the development of their dependent daughters. Under this, a decision on making the contribution amount taken from teachers on Teachers' Day Rs. 100 will be taken after talks with teacher organizations. Retired employees will be hired on honorarium for the posts of assistant secretary, accountant, computer assistant and attendant for the operation of the cell.