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Education
West Bengal to Bar New School Teachers from Politics, Link Pay Rise to Performance
✍️ EdexLive
🗓 31 Oct 2026, 09:19 PM
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The West Bengal government is set to prohibit newly appointed school teachers from taking part in political activities and will tie their salary increments to performance evaluations, officials said.
Kolkata, West Bengal – The state education department announced a policy that will prevent teachers who have recently joined government schools from engaging in any political activity. The move is aimed at ensuring that newly appointed educators devote their full attention to classroom responsibilities.
Under the proposed guidelines, eligibility for salary increments will be linked to performance assessments, meaning that teachers’ pay raises could be contingent on their teaching outcomes. The policy specifically targets teachers appointed within the last few years, although the exact timeframe has not been disclosed.
The government indicated that the measure will be implemented after the necessary administrative procedures are completed, and it will be communicated to all relevant school authorities across the state.
Under the proposed guidelines, eligibility for salary increments will be linked to performance assessments, meaning that teachers’ pay raises could be contingent on their teaching outcomes. The policy specifically targets teachers appointed within the last few years, although the exact timeframe has not been disclosed.
The government indicated that the measure will be implemented after the necessary administrative procedures are completed, and it will be communicated to all relevant school authorities across the state.