Teacher By Day, Food Delivery At Night: Bihar Man's Struggle For Survival
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Amit Kumar, a physical education teacher, was finding it hard to run a house at a meager salary of Rs. 8,000.
The year is 2022. The Kumar household in Bihar's Bhagalpur is beaming with joy. Amit Kumar, the eldest son of the family, has secured a government job. He is now a government teacher. The joy is doubled up with its timing – after being unemployed for over two and a half years owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amit Kumar cleared the government exam and landed a job as a physical education teacher. Cut to now, he is a food delivery person, doing two jobs, to make ends meet.
Amit Kumar was hired as a part-time teacher for a salary of Rs. 8,000, too little to run a house. Despite being a part-time teacher, Amit worked full-time, motivating children to participate in sports and bring accolades.
“Even after two and a half years, salary remains unchanged. The government is not taking the eligibility test either. Other teachers in the school draw a salary of Rs. 42,000, five times over what I get,” he says.
