Sindh Announces Great News for School and College Teachers on Contracts

The Sindh government has announced an annual increase for all contract teachers in government schools and colleges across the province.

According to the details, teachers including Young Children Teachers (ECTs) and Junior School Teachers (JSTs) recruited in 2018 and 2019 will get annual bonus.

The increase was proposed in the bond by the Department of Education and a summary was sent to the General Auditor of the bond for approval

While teachers welcomed the announcement of the annual increase, they called on the county government to notify them of their permanent jobs as soon as possible.

Earlier this year, in January, the Sindh government abolished the requirement of bachelor's degree for all teachers in government primary schools so that they could be promoted to the next classes.

As a result, more than 15,000 primary teachers were upgraded to BPS 15 and 16.  Teachers with 15 years of service were upgraded to BPS 16 and teachers with nine years of service were also upgraded to BPS 15.