DPE proposes major pay-scale upgrade for 18 posts
The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) has sent a formal proposal to the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education to restructure pay scales for 18 key positions, citing long-standing organisational inconsistencies and the need to restore proper hierarchy after recent upgrades for headteachers.
The proposal, signed by DPE Director General Abu Noor Md Shamsuzzaman on Monday (24 November), includes the following major changes:
Key proposed upgrades
- District Primary Education Officer (DPEO): Current: 6th grade (Tk 35,500–67,010) Proposed: 5th grade (Tk 43,000–69,850)
- PTI Superintendent: Current: 6th grade → Proposed: 5th grade
- Assistant District Primary Education Officer (ADPEO): Current: 9th grade (Tk 22,000–53,060) Proposed: 6th grade (direct three-grade jump)
- Upazila/Thana Education Officer (TEO), Education Officer, Research Officer, PTI Assistant Superintendent, Instructors: All currently 9th grade → Proposed: 6th grade
- Procurement & Supply Officer: Current: 7th grade → Proposed: 6th grade
- Assistant Upazila/Thana Education Officer (ATEO) and similar posts: (Assistant Education Officer, Assistant Monitoring Officer, etc.) Current: 10th grade (Tk 16,000–38,640) → Proposed: 9th grade
- Additional Director General (DPE): Current: 3rd grade (Tk 56,500–74,400) → Proposed: 2nd grade (Tk 66,000–76,490)
Reason behind the proposal
After a court order and approval from the Ministry of Public Administration and Finance, headteachers of government primary schools were upgraded from 11th/12th to 10th grade. This created a major anomaly: many supervising officers now earn less than the headteachers they oversee.
The DPE argues that this has disrupted administrative hierarchy and morale. Assistant Upazila/Thana Education Officers — who directly monitor headteachers — are still in 10th grade, while headteachers are now in 10th grade or higher in some cases.
The proposal aims to restore proper chain-of-command pay structure and eliminate long-standing inconsistencies caused by piecemeal promotions over the years.
The ministry is now reviewing the proposal, which, if approved, will significantly improve salaries and status for thousands of primary education officials nationwide.
