In order tomake the highest paid civil servants in the country, Bhutan has decided to hikethe salaries of teachers, doctors, nurses and medical staff.
The decisionwas taken in the Cabinet held on June 5. The number of teachers to be includedin the salary hike is estimated to be around 8679 and for medical staff it isassumed to be 4000.
It has beeninformed by Bhutan health minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo that education andhealthcare are two social sectors which needed a lot of investment.
The decisionhas been made by the government to give the workers the desired benefits asworkers involved in the medical and education sector are said to be in highstress level and work for longer hours and these people are being deprived ofgetting their desired benefits and perks.
According toreports, many teachers of the country have left the teaching profession as theydon't get the desired perks in accordance with their hard work. It is not onlythe professionals from the education sector but also from the health sectorthat they are opting to quit their jobs as they don't get the minimum wages.
The BhutanGovernment, in order to recognize the efforts of the teaching and healthcareprofessionals has decided to hike their salaries and attract the youths of thecountry to get engaged in these two professions in large numbers in the comingyears.
