<p>Guest teachers working in government schools are paid as low as Rs 7,500 a month. And the Finance Department doesn’t seem to care. </p>.<p>This is despite the fact that most government-run schools depend a great deal on guest teachers.</p>.<p>In the upcoming academic year (2022-23), the department of public instruction (DPI) plans to hire more than 27,000 guest teachers. </p>.<p>Most guest teachers are needed in Raichur at 1,833, followed by Kalaburagi 1,743, Yadgir 1,623, Chikkodi 1,355 and Vijayapura 1,157. </p>.<p>Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh has been trying without luck to increase the honorarium paid to guest teachers.</p>.<p>The finance department has already turned down his request to increase the honorarium. </p>.<p>But the minister hasn’t given up and sent one more proposal, said a source in the department of primary and secondary education. </p>.<p>Guest teachers at government schools have been hoping for better wages after the department of higher education raised the honorarium for guest lectures at government first-grade colleges. </p>.<p>The guest lecturers’ honorarium has been raised from Rs 13,000 to Rs 32,000 based on their experience and qualifications as prescribed by University Grants Commission. </p>.<p>A proposal on raising the guest teachers’ honorarium has been turned down at least twice by the finance department, said a senior official in the DPI. </p>.<p>A guest teacher from Chikkaballapur district said: “The honorarium paid by the government is not enough even for our transport and food expenses. Even daily wage workers earn more.” </p>.<p>Another teacher said: “The government needs us, but does not want to give us decent pay. I worked for three years, but looking at the poor pay, I decided not to apply this year. I can earn twice as much by tutoring students at home.” </p>
<p>Guest teachers working in government schools are paid as low as Rs 7,500 a month. And the Finance Department doesn’t seem to care. </p>.<p>This is despite the fact that most government-run schools depend a great deal on guest teachers.</p>.<p>In the upcoming academic year (2022-23), the department of public instruction (DPI) plans to hire more than 27,000 guest teachers. </p>.<p>Most guest teachers are needed in Raichur at 1,833, followed by Kalaburagi 1,743, Yadgir 1,623, Chikkodi 1,355 and Vijayapura 1,157. </p>.<p>Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh has been trying without luck to increase the honorarium paid to guest teachers.</p>.<p>The finance department has already turned down his request to increase the honorarium. </p>.<p>But the minister hasn’t given up and sent one more proposal, said a source in the department of primary and secondary education. </p>.<p>Guest teachers at government schools have been hoping for better wages after the department of higher education raised the honorarium for guest lectures at government first-grade colleges. </p>.<p>The guest lecturers’ honorarium has been raised from Rs 13,000 to Rs 32,000 based on their experience and qualifications as prescribed by University Grants Commission. </p>.<p>A proposal on raising the guest teachers’ honorarium has been turned down at least twice by the finance department, said a senior official in the DPI. </p>.<p>A guest teacher from Chikkaballapur district said: “The honorarium paid by the government is not enough even for our transport and food expenses. Even daily wage workers earn more.” </p>.<p>Another teacher said: “The government needs us, but does not want to give us decent pay. I worked for three years, but looking at the poor pay, I decided not to apply this year. I can earn twice as much by tutoring students at home.” </p>