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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Bihar Cabinet approves domicile policy in school teachers' appointment
In order to implement the domicile policy in the State, the Bihar cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) gave its nod to 'Bihar State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Action & Service Conditions) (Amendment) Rules 2025' as per which people hailing from Bihar alone will be eligible for appointment as school teachers in the State. As per Rules 2025, the students who have passed matriculation and intermediate from the State will get priority in the appointment of education department's jobs— both in teaching and non-teaching, Cabinet Secretariat Department's Additional Chief Secretary S. Siddharth told reporters in a post cabinet briefing. Mr. Siddharth added that the move would enable around 85% of reservation in jobs for the people originally hailing from the State. Only 15% will be left open as an unreserved category in which people from across the country can appear for the examinations for getting jobs, he said while asserting that 'domicile policy has been implemented in the State.' The Rules will come into effect with the holding of Teachers Recruitment Examination (TRE)-4 which is scheduled to be held this year (2025) and TRE-5 which will be held in 2026. Mr. Kumar had on Monday (August 4, 2025) directed education department officials to amend the relevant rules to give priority to the people of Bihar in the teacher appointment. The State government on July 8, 2025 had approved 35% reservation in all the government jobs 'only for women domicile'. The women from the State have been getting the benefit of 35% reservation in State government jobs since 2016. The Cabinet also decided to hike in the honorariums of support staff working in education, health and rural development departments which include school cooks, watchmen, physical education instructors, Mamata, ASHA and sanitation workers The Cabinet approved the Education Department's proposal to change the reference date to complete 75% attendance to avail the various benefits like scholarships, uniform and bi-cycle through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Mr. Siddharth said that the reference date will now be April 1 to July 31, 2025 as against the existing reference date of April 1 to September 30. The decision will be applicable to all the government, government aided (including minority) secondary and higher secondary schools. With a view to provide better and quality education to the students through digital medium, the Bihar Cabinet also gave its nod for opening a 'digital library kendra' in all 243 Assembly constituencies of the State. The 'digital library kendra' in every Assembly constituency will be set up under Mukhya Mantri Digital Library Yojana at an estimated cost of ₹94.50 crore. 'The digital library will be set up in a panchayat building, block office, municipal council building, nagar panchayat building, community halls, school and college premises having additional space for the purpose and other places,' Mr. Siddharth said adding that each library will have 10 computer terminals equipped with electricity and high speed internet connectivity. In another important decision, the Cabinet approved the energy department's proposal for setting up a 2400 MW (800 MWX3) thermal power plant in place of a solar power plant at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur, Mr. Siddharth said. The Cabinet also gave its nod to run inter-State bus service on a PPP mode in order to deal with the rush of passengers between Durga puja and Chhath and during Holi, Mr. Siddharth said. Around 6,000 people from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan come to Bihar during the festivals on a daily basis, a Cabinet press note said. As per the scheme, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Patna will have an agreement with private bus operators for starting service for a period of five years . A total of ₹35.64 crore will be spent during a period of five years. The Cabinet gave its approval for expansion of industrial areas to promote investment and creation of employment opportunities in different districts. Total 36 decisions were approved in the Cabinet meeting.
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
In outreach to youth, women, Nitish plays domicile card in jobs before polls
Barely a few months before the Bihar Assembly elections, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA Cabinet on Tuesday cleared the implementation of a domicile policy in mass recruitment of teachers under the Teachers Recruitment Examination (TRE), providing over 85% reservation for it for natives of the state, which will start with the TRE-4 to be held later this year for 1.10 lakh jobs. On July 8, the NDA government had earmarked the existing 35% women reservation in government jobs for native Bihar women. This quota, in force since 2016, had earlier been open to women from other states as well. The government's Tuesday move came a day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar directed the state education department to amend the rules to prioritise Biharis in the teachers' appointment. In a social media post Monday, Nitish, who is also the JD(U) chief, said: 'We have been constantly working to improve the education system of the state ever since our government was formed in November 2005. Teachers have been appointed in large numbers in order to strengthen the education system….The education department has been directed to amend the relevant rules to give priority to the people of Bihar in the teachers' appointment.' The NDA government's decision, coming on the eve of the Assembly polls, assumes significance as it is aimed at wooing the vast constituencies of youth and women across the state. Even though the Nitish government had first announced a domicile policy in 2020, it was not implemented in any recruitment examinations. The government later reversed its decision, which led to protests in subsequent years by various student associations. The TRE-4 would thus mark first time when native Bihar candidates, including 35% women, would avail benefits of a domicile policy. On the Cabinet's decision, Bihar additional chief secretary S Siddharth told reporters, 'Bihar Cabinet gave its nod to 'Bihar State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Action & Service Conditions) (Amendment) Rules 2025' under which people hailing from Bihar alone will be eligible for appointment as school teachers in the state'. As per these amended rules, students who have passed matriculation (Class 10) and intermediate (Class 12) from Bihar will get priority in the appointment of education department's jobs, both in teaching and non-teaching ones, said Siddharth, adding that the move would enable natives of Bihar to avail of over 85% job quota. This would leave candidates from other states to appear for examination for only 15% of these jobs. About 60,000 teachers hailing from outside Bihar had been appointed through three TREs conducted over the last five years. Jobs have emerged as one of the key issues in the run-up to the Bihar polls, with a large section of youths and students holding protests over the last several months to press for a domicile policy for recruitment in government jobs. RJD leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav and Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor have been among the Bihar leaders who have called for a state domicile policy. Tejashwi has even promised 100% reservation across all jobs if the RJD-led Opposition Mahagathbandhan comes to power in the upcoming polls. In his reaction to Nitish's move, he accused the NDA government of 'copying' the Opposition's agenda. Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan, an NDA ally, has also favoured a domicile policy to give priority to Bihar youths in government jobs. Dilip Kumar, a student leader who led several protests over non-implementation of a domicile policy, said: 'It is a victory of all Bihar students. We always believed in son-of-soil principle. When other states had not opened avenues for us, our government has now done the right thing by rolling out a domicile policy.' Over the last couple of months, the Nitish government has taken various populist measures, which include the hiking of social security pension from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100 per month and the allotment of 125 unit free electricity to all domestic consumers in the state, numbering 1.67 crore families. More sops The Nitish Cabinet Tuesday also raised the honorarium of midday meal scheme cooks from Rs 1,650 to Rs 3,300 per month, benefitting 2,18,622 cooks. The honorarium of 6,000 night watchmen working in secondary and higher secondary schools has been doubled from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000. The honorarium of 2,350 physical education and health instructors has been increased from Rs 8,000 to Rs 16,000. The Cabinet also increased the monthly incentives of the ASHA and community health workers from Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000. Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008. He covers Bihar with main focus on politics, society and governance. Investigative and explanatory stories are also his forte. Singh has 25 years of experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. ... Read More
NDTV
17-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Orders Immediate Filling Of Vacant Teacher Posts
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday made a slew of key announcements ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, promising major relief for job seekers and electricity consumers in the state. In a post on social media, Mr Kumar said he has directed the Education Department to immediately count teacher vacancies in government schools and expedite the process to conduct the Teachers Recruitment Examination (TRE) 4. He also reiterated that 35% reservation in teacher appointments would be exclusively applicable to women domiciled in Bihar. In another significant move, the chief minister announced that starting August 1, 2025, applicable from the electricity bill for July, all domestic consumers in the state will receive up to 125 units of electricity free of cost. This scheme is expected to benefit around 1.67 crore households in Bihar. To promote clean energy, Mr Kumar said that over the next three years, rooftop or nearby public-site solar panels will be installed for these households, based on their consent. For families under the Kutir Jyoti Yojana, a scheme for the poorest, the state government will bear the entire cost of solar installations. Others will also receive government support for solar setups. According to Kumar, the initiative could help Bihar generate an estimated 10,000 megawatts of solar power in three years, significantly boosting the state's renewable energy capacity while reducing power costs for families.
