State govt teachers to get salary on first of every month

Mumbai, Mar 28 (UNI) Maharashtra Finance Minister Jayant Patil today assured the upper house that all the teachers in state government schools will get their salaries on the first day of every month.

Replying to the discussion on the budget, Mr Patil said that the salaries would be distributed through electronic clearance system.

The issue was raised by Kapil Patil (Lok Bharati) and he stated that since the teachers don't get salaries in time, many of them prefer another jobs.

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