The West Bengal government has taken a decision to post all teachers in their respective home districts, The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, has informed about the same. Describing the teachers as the main guardians contributing towards building the nation and the society, Banerjee said that the decision was taken to express gratitude towards them.

Banerjee said the “historic” decision would help the teachers to take care of their families as well as work with peace of their mind.

The school education department in December 2018 had suspended the transfer of teachers of state-run and state-aided primary and secondary schools across West Bengal till further orders.