LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- With a year to go for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Yogi Adityanath government has announced an 80% increase in the honorarium of shiksha mitras (para teachers) and anudeshaks (instructors).

Shiksha mitras will receive an honorarium of Rs.18,000 (up from Rs.10,000) and the instructors will get Rs.17,000 per month (up from Rs.9,000), chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced in the state assembly on Friday.

The increased honorarium will be paid from the new session in April, and payment arrangements will be ensured immediately, he said.

"Now, from April 2026, Shiksha Mitra will receive Rs.18,000 and instructors Rs.17,000 as a monthly honorarium. Along with this, a cashless medical facility of up to Rs.5 lakh w...