Giving formal approval to the announcement made by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet today approved a significant increase in the honorarium of Shiksha Mitra and part-time instructors. The decision is expected to directly benefit lakhs of education workers across the state and further strengthen the education system.

 

As per the proposal presented before the Cabinet, the monthly honorarium of Shiksha Mitra, which had been fixed at rupees 10,000 in 2017, has now been increased to rupees 18,000. Similarly, the honorarium of part-time instructors has been raised to rupees 17,000 per month from the earlier rupees 9,000. The revised honorarium will be applicable from April 2026.

 

This decision is estimated to impose an additional financial burden of more than rupees 1475.27 crore on the state government. It was taken in line with the Chief Minister’s announcement during the first session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2026. It has also been clarified that the revised honorarium will be payable for 11 months in a year.

 

Providing details of the Cabinet decision, Basic Education Minister Sandeep Singh stated that there are currently 1,42,929 Shiksha Mitra working in the state. Out of these, 129,332 Shiksha Mitras were receiving an honorarium under the central government’s Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan in a 60:40 funding ratio. A proposal will be sent to the Government of India for the central share under the scheme. 

 

He added that in case approval is not received, the additional expenditure of rupees 1138.12 crore arising from the increased honorarium will be borne by the state government.

 

The remaining 13,597 Shiksha Mitra, whose honorarium is entirely funded by the state government, will involve an additional expenditure of rupees 119.65 crore, which will also be borne by the state.

 

At present, 24,717 part-time instructors are working in 13,769 upper primary schools across Uttar Pradesh. This increase will result in an additional financial burden of rupees 217.50 crore on the state government.

 

He clarified that the revised honorarium will come into effect from April 1, 2026, and the enhanced amount will be included in the payments to be made in May.