HC orders to pay pry school headmasters as per 10th grade

The High Court (HC) ordered on Monday the authorities concerned to pay salary and other benefits to headmasters of primary schools as per 10th grade of the national pay scale, reports BSS.

A High Court division bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury passed the order on Monday, declaring "absolute" a rule issued earlier in this regard.

The court asked to make this order effective from March 09, 2014.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 2014 promoted the rank of primary school headmasters to second class. But the ministry concerned fixed the entry scale for trained headmasters to 11th grade and 12th grade for the headmasters without training. But the second class officials working in different ministries and departments get salary as per 10th pay scale.

A total of 45 teachers filed a writ against this and the High Court on March 05, 2018, issued the rule.