India, March 20 -- LUCKNOW Teachers sat on plank-like wooden benches, that too in poorly-lit classroms, at many centres across the state as the evaluation process for UP Board examination began on Wednesday. Teachers who eventually get a backache after sitting for 6 to 8 hours a day for over a fortnight will be given a hike of Rs.3 and Rs.2, respectively, after five years, for checking Class 10 and 12 answer copies, lamented a few examiners.

A total of 1,34,723 examiners are deployed to assess 2.9 crore answer sheets across 261 evaluation centres across UP. The evaluation process is likely to be completed by April 2, and the results are expected be announced in April-end.

Till last year, their remuneration was Rs.11 and Rs.13 per copy f...