Teachers’ salary should be higher than that of IAS officers: Sisodia
Senior AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said the time had come when the salaries of the teachers in the country should be higher than those of IAS officers if the country wanted to become a developed nation.
Sisodia said the salary of a teacher, especially the one with 30-35 years’ of experience, should be more than that of any government officer, including a Cabinet Secretary.
He cited examples of nations like Germany, where the average salary of teachers is Rs 72 lakh per annum, slightly higher than that of government officers, who earn around Rs 71 lakh per annum. Similarly, in countries like Belgium, Switzerland, the United States, and Japan, teachers’ incomes often exceed those of other government employees.
He was speaking at the ‘Shikshak Samman Samaroh’ organised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on the occasion of Teacher’s Day. “The last one and a half years, I was in difficult circumstances of my life. When we are in difficult circumstances, the lessons given by teachers are most useful. I studied a lot during this time. I used to read books for 8-10 hours. Most of all, I read about education, India’s education system, the world’s education system.” he said.
