Maharashtra Cabinet decides to increase salaries of D.Ed., B.Ed. teachers in Madrasas
Oct 11, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 11 : The Maharashtra Cabinet has decided to increase salaries of D.Ed., B.Ed. teachers in Madrasas. It also approved to increase the share capital of Maulana Azad Minority Economic Development Corporation to Rs 1,000 crores from Rs 700 crores.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde presided over the meeting that was held on Thursday.
Currently, D.Ed. teachers are paid Rs 6000/month, it will be increased to Rs 16,000/month. Also teachers teaching secondary subjects in B.A, B.Ed., B.Sc, B.Ed will get Rs 18,000/month instead of Rs 8,000/month as earlier.
Earlier, the state Cabinet-led by CM Shinde also passed a resolution urging the Centre to confer the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna to veteran industrialist Ratan Tata who passed away in Mumbai in recognition of his achievements.
Tributes were paid to Padma Vibhushan Ratan Tata in the state cabinet meeting held on Thursday.
Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai aged 86 on Wednesday.
His final rites were held on Thursday evening with full state honors at the Worli Crematorium in Mumbai.
In a notable gesture, his stepmother Simone Tata and close aide Shantanu Naidu attended the ceremony. Tata's adopted stray dog, Goa, was also brought to pay respects.
Ratan Tata, born on December 28, 1937, in Mumbai, was the Chairman of Ratan Tata Trust and Dorabji Tata Trust, two of the largest private-sector-promoted philanthropic trusts in India. He was the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, from 1991 until his retirement in 2012. Then he was appointed Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons.
He was honoured with the country's second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2008.
