Madrasa Teachers’ Salaries Doubled In Maharashtra, Details Inside

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government has announced a hike in the remuneration of Madrasa teachers in the state. 

The cabinet has decided to increase the honorarium for Madarsa teachers with the D Ed degree from Rs 6,000 to Rs 16,000 and the salaries of teachers with BA, B Ed and BSc degrees from Rs 8,000 to Rs 18,000.

‘It shows Mahayuti Not Against Muslims’

Welcoming the decision, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that the Maharashtra cabinet's decision to increase the remuneration of Madarsa teachers, proves that Mahayuti government is not anti-Muslim.

"I feel the Mahayuti government respects people of all religions, be it Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian and others, and the decision to increase the remuneration of Madarsa teachers is a good thing. This proves that the government is not anti-Muslim," Union Minister Athawale said.

RPI (A) is part of the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP , Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar 's NCP.

While the opposition parties questioned the move, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said,  "...Is this not vote jihad? Many schemes are being announced but the public knows everything about why it is being done...If we had done the same we would have been told that it was vote jihad.

In the current assembly, the BJP is the single largest party with 103 MLAs, followed by Shiv Sena 40, NCP 41, Congress 40, Shiv Sena (UBT) 15, NCP (SP) 13 and others 29. Some seats are vacant.