AP Bureau.

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Bhubaneswar, 26/07/2016: Odisha Government has decided to enhance emoluments for teaching and non-teaching employees of the privately managed High School, Madrasa, Sanskrit Tolls and UPME Schools coming under Odisha Education payment of Grant-in-Aid Order-2013.

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Enhanced Grant-in-Aid shall be given at the rate of 25% of their emoluments as on 31/05/2016 with effect from 01/06/2016.

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An announcement to this effect was made by Minister, School & Mass Education Debi Prasad Mishra, after the revised Grant-in-Aid Order 2016 got the approval of Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik.

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It is pertinent to mention that, on the demand of the privately managed High Schools, Madrasa, Sanskrit Tolls and ME Schools, a Ministerial Sub-Committee under the Chairmanship of Finance Minister and five other Ministers and officials was formed to look into the demands.

\r\nThe first such increment shall be effective form 01/06/2017. A total of 31,500 teaching and non-teaching employees of the 3701 schools will be benefited due to revised Grant-in-Aid Order-2016. It includes 28,848 teaching and non-teaching employees of 2608 privately managed High Schools, 272 of 39 Sanskrit Tolls, 1832 of 926 nos of UP(ME) Schools and 548 of 138 Madrasa.