Giving formal approval to the announcement made by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday, April 07, 2026, 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 ₹10,000 in 2017, has now been increased to ₹18,000. Similarly, the honorarium of part-time instructors has been raised to ₹17,000 per month from the earlier ₹9,000. The revised honorarium will be applicable from April 1, 2026.
