Odisha Govt Earmarks 496 Odia Teachers Posts With Same Pay As TGTs

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the state government on Thursday announced that the Odia teachers will get the same pay and allowances as that of trained graduate teachers (TGT-Arts).

A notification in this regard was issued by the School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department on Thursday.

The state government has earmarked as many as 496 posts of the total 1,984 TGT (Arts) posts created in Odisha in 2023 for TGT (Odia), said the S&ME Department.

The TGT (Odia) posts will be a sub-category under TGT (Arts) category, the notification said.

It may be noted that the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has recently announced to recruit altogether 6,025 teachers for secondary schools in the state.

The recruitment drive aims to fill 1,984 TGT (Arts), 1,020 TGT Science (PCM), 880 TGT Science (CBZ), 711 Hindi teacher, 729 Classical Sanskrit teacher, six Telugu teacher, 14 Urdu teacher and 681 physical education teacher (PET) posts in the state. A total of 1,988 posts have been reserved for women candidates.

OB Bureau

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