Guest teachers in Delhi government-run schools will now be entitled to maternity benefits, with Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal approving a proposal.
“It has been decided to extend benefits under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, and Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Act, 2017, to all guest teachers working in the Directorate of Education, Delhi government,” an official order read.
Pay parity
The Delhi School Tribunal had recently pulled up a private school for “illegally and arbitrarily” terminating the services of a contractual teacher on grounds that she asked for maternity leave, and ordered that she be “reinstated”.
The Delhi Guest Teachers’ Association has been demanding regularisation of over 17,000 guest teachers, pay parity compared to permanent teachers and maternity benefits. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had, at a meeting assured the association of fulfilling their demands.
