Teachers & Recruitment
Reducing Non-Teaching Workload of TGTs
3core subjects prioritised: Maths, Science, English
Science TGTs freed from Mid-Day Meal and sports duties to raise results in Maths, Science and English.
Education Department
Transforming School Education in Himachal Pradesh
Key achievements of the Department of School Education, January 2023 – July 2026
All categories · 52
Reforms & Governance · 10
Teachers & Recruitment · 9
Schools & Infrastructure · 7
Quality of Learning · 10
Student Welfare · 4
Sports · 1
Higher Education · 11
52 claims · each with source and date
Teachers & Recruitment
Uniform Distribution of Non-Teaching Charges
Allteachers share non-teaching duties fairly
Non-teaching assignments distributed among all teachers so classroom teaching is not affected.
Teachers & Recruitment
Honorarium Hike for SMC Teachers, MDM Workers & Water Carriers
₹500per month increase from 1 April 2025
Fulfils the Chief Minister’s Budget 2025-26 assurance; approval dated 8 October 2025.
Teachers & Recruitment
Dress Code for Teachers (voluntary)
163schools adopted it voluntarily
An advisory for a professional dress code, adopted by 16 Primary, 3 Middle, 55 High and 89 Senior Secondary schools.
Schools & Infrastructure
Institutions of Excellence
800schools notified
500 Primary, 100 High and 200 Senior Secondary schools with smart classrooms, labs and digital libraries.
Schools & Infrastructure
Pre-Primary Schools
6,297primary schools getting ECCE tutors
ECCE (NTT) tutors engaged, with a child-friendly curriculum prepared with SCERT Solan.
Schools & Infrastructure
School Complex System
1,968school complexes formed
Nearby Primary, Middle and High schools linked with a Senior Secondary school to share training and facilities.
Schools & Infrastructure
Convergence & Resource Sharing
4,143cluster schools · 3,080 actively sharing
Schools within 300–500 m share furniture, sports material, instruments and playgrounds.
Schools & Infrastructure
Desks, Sports & Lab Material
175schools equipped, about ₹5 crore
Furniture, sports and science lab material provided at a cost of about ₹5 crore.
Quality of Learning
English as Medium of Instruction
Class 6in all government schools from 2026-27
Classes 1–2 from 2024-25, Classes 3–5 from 2025-26, Class 6 from 2026-27, extending upward gradually.
Quality of Learning
Virtual Classes Programme
9–12Science classes reached remotely
Teachers at HQ schools teach Science to remote schools that lack Science faculty, starting in District Shimla.
Student Welfare
Mukhyamantri Bal Poshtik Aahar Yojana
2×a week: egg or fresh fruit
Nursery to Class 8 students get a boiled egg or fresh fruit every Wednesday and Friday, on top of the Mid-Day Meal.
Student Welfare
Smart School Uniform
5,484schools have switched
Six smart uniform designs approved.
Student Welfare
Tablets for Meritorious Students
8,442tablets in three years
Given to meritorious students over the last three years.
Quality of Learning
District PGI 2024–25: 11 of 12 Districts “Uttam-3”
11/12districts in the “Uttam-3” grade
Hamirpur topped the State with 417; tribal Lahaul & Spiti improved to 372.
Quality of Learning
ASER 2024: Reading Well Above the National Average
64.8%Class 5 reading proficiency · national ~44.8%
A rural household survey of 359 villages in all 12 districts; over 95% of children aged 6–14 enrolled.
Quality of Learning
State Level Achievement Survey 2024
4grades assessed: 2, 4, 7 and 9
Held 15 February – 10 March 2024 to prepare students for NAS and target remediation competency by competency.
Teachers & Recruitment
International Educational Tours for Teachers and Students
334teachers + 50 meritorious students abroad
JBT, C&V, TGT and Lecturer cadres sent to Singapore and Cambodia to study international teaching practice.