Overview
- The Bihar Education Department issued a statewide order on June 11–12 that forbids government school teachers from working at coaching centres or offering private tuition for pay.
- District education officers have been told to monitor schools, compile lists of teachers doing private coaching, and initiate disciplinary proceedings under applicable service rules.
- The directive cites Section 28 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, National Human Rights Commission notices, and court guidance as legal backing for the ban.
- Past probes flagged forged biometric attendance and high teacher absenteeism, which observers say reveal monitoring gaps that could limit enforcement and keep students reliant on outside coaching.
- The move follows an April ban on private practice by government doctors and may cut incomes for teachers who tutor privately unless the state also boosts pay, reduces non-teaching duties, or aligns school curriculum with exam needs.